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Find the exact value of $ an( heta)$ given the point on the unit circle

Answer 1

Abigail Nelson

Matthew Carter

Given a point on the unit circle at $(-\frac{1}{2}, -\frac{\sqrt{3}}{2})$, find the exact value of $\tan(\theta)$.

First, identify the coordinates $x$ and $y$ from the point, which are $x = -\frac{1}{2}$ and $y = -\frac{\sqrt{3}}{2}$ respectively. Recall that $\tan(\theta) = \frac{y}{x}$.

Plug in the values of $x$ and $y$:

$\tan(\theta) = \frac{-\frac{\sqrt{3}}{2}}{-\frac{1}{2}} = \frac{\sqrt{3}}{1} = \sqrt{3}$

Therefore, the exact value of $\tan(\theta)$ is $\sqrt{3}$.

Answer 2

Alex Thompson

Ella Lewis

Given the point $(-frac{1}{2}, frac{sqrt{3}}{2})$ on the unit circle, find $ an( heta)$.

Identify the coordinates: $x = -frac{1}{2}$ and $y = frac{sqrt{3}}{2}$. Recall that $ an( heta) = frac{y}{x}$.

Thus,

$ an( heta) = frac{frac{sqrt{3}}{2}}{-frac{1}{2}} = -sqrt{3}$

The exact value of $ an( heta)$ is $-sqrt{3}$.

Answer 3

Amelia Mitchell

Lily Perez

Given the point $(frac{sqrt{2}}{2}, frac{sqrt{2}}{2})$ on the unit circle, find $ an( heta)$.

Here, $x = frac{sqrt{2}}{2}$ and $y = frac{sqrt{2}}{2}$.

Therefore,

$ an( heta) = frac{frac{sqrt{2}}{2}}{frac{sqrt{2}}{2}} = 1$

The exact value of $ an( heta)$ is $1$.