Given the following point on the unit circle, find the angle, to the nearest tenth of a degree (if necessary), of the terminal side through that point, 0^{\circ} \leq \theta<360^{\circ} .P=(−22,−22)Answer:
Q. Given the following point on the unit circle, find the angle, to the nearest tenth of a degree (if necessary), of the terminal side through that point, 0∘≤θ<360∘.P=(−22,−22)Answer:
Identify Quadrant: To find the angle θ that corresponds to a point on the unit circle, we need to determine in which quadrant the point lies and use the reference angle associated with that point.The given point P=(−(2)/(2),−(2)/(2)) has both negative x and y coordinates, which places it in the third quadrant.
Determine Reference Angle: In the unit circle, the reference angle is the acute angle that the terminal side makes with the x-axis. Since the point has equal absolute values for x and y, the reference angle is 45 degrees or π/4 radians.
Calculate Actual Angle: To find the actual angle θ, we need to add 180 degrees to the reference angle because the angle is in the third quadrant. So, θ=180 degrees +45 degrees.
Final Angle Calculation: Performing the addition, we get θ=225 degrees. This is the angle in degrees of the terminal side through the point P on the unit circle.
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