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Find the value of $cos heta$ on the unit circle in the complex plane when $ heta = pi/3$.

Answer 1

Abigail Nelson

Mia Harris

To find the value of $\cos \theta$ on the unit circle, we use the unit circle definition where the coordinates are $(\cos \theta, \sin \theta)$.

For $\theta = \pi/3$, the coordinates on the unit circle are:

$\left( \cos \frac{\pi}{3}, \sin \frac{\pi}{3} \right) = \left( \frac{1}{2}, \frac{\sqrt{3}}{2} \right)$

Therefore,

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

Answer 2

Alex Thompson

Maria Rodriguez

Using the unit circle properties, we know that for any angle $ heta$, the coordinates are $(cos heta, sin heta)$.

Given $ heta = pi/3$, we check the known values:

$cos frac{pi}{3} = frac{1}{2}$

Thus,

$cos frac{pi}{3} = frac{1}{2}$

Answer 3

Amelia Mitchell

Lucas Brown

We know that on the unit circle,

$cos frac{pi}{3} = frac{1}{2}$