Q. Rotate the yellow dot to a location of 23π radians. After you rotate the angle, determine the value of sin23π, to the nearest hundredth.
Understand unit circle and sine function: Understand the unit circle and the sine function. The sine function gives the y-coordinate of a point on the unit circle at a given angle from the positive x-axis. The unit circle is a circle with a radius of 1 centered at the origin (0,0) of the coordinate plane. The angle 23π radians corresponds to 270 degrees, which is directly downward from the center of the unit circle.
Determine yellow dot position: Determine the position of the yellow dot after rotating (3π)/(2) radians.When we rotate a point on the unit circle (3π)/(2) radians, we are moving it three-quarters of the way around the circle, starting from the positive x-axis and moving counterclockwise. This places the point at the bottom of the unit circle, where the x-coordinate is 0 and the y-coordinate is −1.
Calculate sin(23π): Calculate the value of sin(23π).Since the sine of an angle is the y-coordinate of the corresponding point on the unit circle, sin(23π) is equal to the y-coordinate of the point we found in Step 2, which is −1.
Round to nearest hundredth: Round the value to the nearest hundredth.The value of sin(23π) is −1. Since there are no decimal places to consider, rounding to the nearest hundredth does not change the value. Therefore, the rounded value is still −1.00.
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