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OpenStudy (ohohaye):

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OpenStudy (ohohaye):

OpenStudy (ohohaye):

@hartnn

hartnn (hartnn):

what do you know about the unit circle?

OpenStudy (ohohaye):

That is is divided into four quadrants and that it is cosine and sine

hartnn (hartnn):

more specifically, the co-ordinates are \(\Large \cos \theta, \sin \theta\)

hartnn (hartnn):

and we already know, \(\Large \sin^2 \theta + \cos^2 \theta = 1\)

hartnn (hartnn):

so, we can say \(\Large (-4/5)^2+y^2=1\) makes sense?

OpenStudy (ohohaye):

so (-4/5) is sin and y is cos?

hartnn (hartnn):

yes exactly

OpenStudy (ohohaye):

what is cosine?

hartnn (hartnn):

\(\Large (-4/5)^2+y^2=1\) you got this?

hartnn (hartnn):

its like sine is given and cosine is asked

hartnn (hartnn):

find y from that first. then we need to take care of the sign

OpenStudy (ohohaye):

I still don't get it

hartnn (hartnn):

what did you not get?

OpenStudy (ohohaye):

What I'm supposed to do

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