Which of the following could be points on the unit circle?
equation of a unit circle with coordinates (x,y) is \[x^2+y^2=1\] now check for which pair above equation is satisfied
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1,1?
ok try the second option \[x=-2/3\\y=\sqrt{5}/3\]
square them and add them up and see if u get 1
any luck?
yes I got 1
\[x^2+y^2=[\frac{ -2 }{ 3 }]^2+[\frac{ \sqrt{5} }{ 3 }]^2=4/9+5/9=9/9=1\]
yes thats why this is on unit circle, try the other option you will not get 1.
ohhhhhhh so it's 1,1 and -2/3, 5/3?
no 1,1 is not correct because \[1^2+1^2 \neq1~~so~this~is~eliminated\\ [\frac{ \sqrt{3} }{ 2 }]^2+(1/3)^2 \neq 1,this~is~eliminated\\ (0.8)^2+(-0.6)^2=1,so~this~is ~correct\\ (-2/3)^2+(\sqrt{5}/3)^2=1,so ~this~is~also~correct\]
so u have to take the numbers then square them add add them. if the addition produces 1 then they will be on unit circle,if not 1 then they will be not :)
ohhh ok I see
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