Find the tangent of an angle on the unit circle
To find $ \tan(\theta) $ where $ \theta = \frac{5\pi}{4} $:
First, recognize that $ \frac{5\pi}{4} $ is in the third quadrant of the unit circle.
In the third quadrant, the tangent function is positive.
The reference angle for $ \frac{5\pi}{4} $ is:
$$ \pi – \frac{5\pi}{4} = \frac{\pi}{4} $$
Using the reference angle, we have:
$$ \tan(\frac{\pi}{4}) = 1 $$
Thus, $$ \tan(\frac{5\pi}{4}) = 1 $$