Q. Rotate the yellow dot to a location of 23π radians. After you rotate the angle, determine the value of cos23π, to the nearest hundredth.
Understand unit circle and cosine: Understand the unit circle and the cosine function.The cosine of an angle in the unit circle is the x-coordinate of the point where the terminal side of the angle intersects the unit circle. The angle 23π radians corresponds to 270 degrees, which is at the bottom of the unit circle where the x-coordinate is 0.
Calculate cosine of (3π)/(2): Calculate the cosine of (3π)/(2) radians.Since the angle (3π)/(2) radians is at the bottom of the unit circle, the x-coordinate at this point is 0. Therefore, cos((3π)/(2))=0.
Round to nearest hundredth: Round the result to the nearest hundredth.The value of cos(23π) is 0, which to the nearest hundredth is 0.00.
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