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What are the coordinates of the point on the unit circle at an angle of $frac{pi}{3}$ radians?

Answer 1

Abigail Nelson

Benjamin Clark

Given an angle of $\frac{\pi}{3}$ radians, we want to find the coordinates of the corresponding point on the unit circle.

The unit circle has a radius of 1, and the coordinates of any point on the unit circle can be found using the cosine and sine of the angle.

Therefore, the x-coordinate is $\cos(\frac{\pi}{3})$ and the y-coordinate is $\sin(\frac{\pi}{3})$.

We know from trigonometric values:

$\cos(\frac{\pi}{3}) = \frac{1}{2}$

$\sin(\frac{\pi}{3}) = \frac{\sqrt{3}}{2}$

Thus, the coordinates are:

$(\frac{1}{2}, \frac{\sqrt{3}}{2})$

Answer 2

Alex Thompson

Matthew Carter

To find the coordinates of the point on the unit circle at an angle of $frac{pi}{3}$ radians, we use the unit circle definitions.

The unit circle has a radius of 1. For an angle $ heta$, the coordinates are $(cos( heta), sin( heta))$.

Here, $ heta = frac{pi}{3}$.

So, $cos(frac{pi}{3}) = frac{1}{2}$ and $sin(frac{pi}{3}) = frac{sqrt{3}}{2}$.

Therefore, the coordinates are:

$(frac{1}{2}, frac{sqrt{3}}{2})$

Answer 3

Amelia Mitchell

Mia Harris

To find the coordinates at $frac{pi}{3}$ radians on the unit circle:

$cos(frac{pi}{3}) = frac{1}{2}$ and $sin(frac{pi}{3}) = frac{sqrt{3}}{2}$.

Thus, coordinates are $(frac{1}{2}, frac{sqrt{3}}{2})$.