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OpenStudy (anonymous):

help?

OpenStudy (anonymous):

What?

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OpenStudy (imstuck):

Ok, here's the explanation (by the way the answer is the third one down): Suppose theta determines a point T on the unit circle, with coordinates (x, y). By Pythagorean theorem, x^2 + y^2 = 1. Since x = cos theta and y = sin theta, we obtain the following identity:\[\sin ^{2}\theta+\cos ^{2}\theta=1\] Here's a pic.|dw:1401059105853:dw|

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