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$Determine the value of tan for given angles on the unit circle$

Answer 1

Abigail Nelson

Mia Harris

$\text{Given an angle of } \theta = \frac{5\pi}{4}$

We know that:

$\tan \theta = \frac{\sin \theta}{\cos \theta}$

On the unit circle, for \(\theta = \frac{5\pi}{4}, \sin \theta = -\frac{\sqrt{2}}{2} \) and \(\cos \theta = -\frac{\sqrt{2}}{2}\)

Therefore,

$\tan \left(\frac{5\pi}{4}\right) = \frac{-\frac{\sqrt{2}}{2}}{-\frac{\sqrt{2}}{2}}$

Simplifying, we get:

$\tan \left(\frac{5\pi}{4}\right) = 1$

Answer 2

Alex Thompson

Maria Rodriguez

$ ext{Given an angle of } heta = frac{7pi}{6}$

We know that:

$ an heta = frac{sin heta}{cos heta}$

On the unit circle, for ( heta = frac{7pi}{6}, sin heta = -frac{1}{2} ) and (cos heta = -frac{sqrt{3}}{2})

Therefore,

$ an left(frac{7pi}{6}
ight) = frac{-frac{1}{2}}{-frac{sqrt{3}}{2}}$

Simplifying, we get:

$ an left(frac{7pi}{6}
ight) = frac{1}{sqrt{3}} = frac{sqrt{3}}{3}$

Answer 3

Amelia Mitchell

Charlotte Davis

$ ext{Given an angle of } heta = frac{11pi}{6}$

We know that:

$ an heta = frac{sin heta}{cos heta}$

On the unit circle, for ( heta = frac{11pi}{6}, sin heta = -frac{1}{2} ) and (cos heta = frac{sqrt{3}}{2})

Therefore,

$ an left(frac{11pi}{6}
ight) = frac{-frac{1}{2}}{frac{sqrt{3}}{2}}$

Simplifying, we get:

$ an left(frac{11pi}{6}
ight) = -frac{1}{sqrt{3}} = -frac{sqrt{3}}{3}$