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Find the sine, cosine, and tangent values for the angle $frac{pi}{4}$ on the unit circle.

Answer 1

Abigail Nelson

Michael Moore

To find the sine, cosine, and tangent values for the angle $\frac{\pi}{4}$ on the unit circle, we first recognize that $\frac{\pi}{4}$ is a standard angle.

The coordinates for this angle on the unit circle are $\left( \frac{\sqrt{2}}{2}, \frac{\sqrt{2}}{2} \right)$.

Therefore, the sine value is the y-coordinate:

$ \sin \left( \frac{\pi}{4} \right) = \frac{\sqrt{2}}{2} $

The cosine value is the x-coordinate:

$ \cos \left( \frac{\pi}{4} \right) = \frac{\sqrt{2}}{2} $

The tangent value is the ratio of the sine to the cosine:

$ \tan \left( \frac{\pi}{4} \right) = \frac{\sin \left( \frac{\pi}{4} \right)}{\cos \left( \frac{\pi}{4} \right)} = \frac{\frac{\sqrt{2}}{2}}{\frac{\sqrt{2}}{2}} = 1 $

Answer 2

Alex Thompson

Lily Perez

Let’s determine the sine, cosine, and tangent for the angle $frac{pi}{4}$ on the unit circle.

At this angle, the unit circle coordinates are $left( frac{sqrt{2}}{2}, frac{sqrt{2}}{2}
ight)$.

Thus, we have:

$ sin left( frac{pi}{4}
ight) = frac{sqrt{2}}{2} $

$ cos left( frac{pi}{4}
ight) = frac{sqrt{2}}{2} $

$ an left( frac{pi}{4}
ight) = frac{frac{sqrt{2}}{2}}{frac{sqrt{2}}{2}} = 1 $

Answer 3

Amelia Mitchell

John Anderson

For the angle $frac{pi}{4}$, the unit circle coordinates are $left( frac{sqrt{2}}{2}, frac{sqrt{2}}{2}
ight)$.

Therefore:

$ sin left( frac{pi}{4}
ight) = frac{sqrt{2}}{2} $

$ cos left( frac{pi}{4}
ight) = frac{sqrt{2}}{2} $

$ an left( frac{pi}{4}
ight) = 1 $