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Determine the coordinates of a point on the unit circle where the $sin( heta) = frac{1}{2}$ and the $ an( heta)$ value is positive.

Answer 1

Abigail Nelson

Charlotte Davis

To find the coordinates where $\sin(\theta) = \frac{1}{2}$ and $\tan(\theta)$ is positive, we analyze the unit circle.

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The sine function equals $\frac{1}{2}$ at two angles: $\theta = \frac{\pi}{6}$ and $\theta = \frac{5\pi}{6}$.

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Since the tangent function is positive when both sine and cosine have the same sign, we consider the angles in the first and third quadrants.

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For $\theta = \frac{\pi}{6}$, the coordinates on the unit circle are:

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$ (\cos(\frac{\pi}{6}), \sin(\frac{\pi}{6})) = (\frac{\sqrt{3}}{2}, \frac{1}{2}) $

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Thus, the coordinates are:

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

Answer 2

Alex Thompson

Daniel Carter

For $sin( heta) = frac{1}{2}$ and a positive $ an( heta)$, we consider:

The angles $ heta = frac{pi}{6}$ and $ heta = frac{5pi}{6}$, but only $ heta = frac{pi}{6}$ has positive tangent.

The coordinates are:

$ (cos(frac{pi}{6}), sin(frac{pi}{6})) = (frac{sqrt{3}}{2}, frac{1}{2}) $

Answer 3

Amelia Mitchell

Chloe Evans

With $sin( heta) = frac{1}{2}$ and positive $ an( heta)$,

At $ heta = frac{pi}{6}$,

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