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OpenStudy (katecc379):

What are the sine, cosine, and tangent of Θ = 3 pi over 4 radians?

OpenStudy (katecc379):

OpenStudy (katecc379):

@mayankdevnani

OpenStudy (katecc379):

@YumYum247

OpenStudy (sila1453):

do you know SOH CAH TOA ?

OpenStudy (mayankdevnani):

Any guesses?

OpenStudy (katecc379):

yes i know smh can toa i honestly have no idea on this one

OpenStudy (katecc379):

like i don't know which terms are adjacent, opposite, or hypotenuse from looking at the unit circle

OpenStudy (katecc379):

@mayankdevnani

OpenStudy (mayankdevnani):

Well I'm on mobile right now I can't draw

OpenStudy (katecc379):

hold on i think I'm getting it, is opposite square root of 2 over 2, and adjacent the negative version of that?

OpenStudy (mayankdevnani):

The longest side is hypotenuse

OpenStudy (katecc379):

yes what would the value of the hypotenuse be

OpenStudy (mayankdevnani):

Opposite side means side which is straight to angle theta

OpenStudy (katecc379):

yes, which would be the y value correct?

OpenStudy (mayankdevnani):

do you know what is the value of 3π/4?

OpenStudy (mayankdevnani):

In degrees

OpenStudy (katecc379):

135?

OpenStudy (mayankdevnani):

Correct

OpenStudy (katecc379):

so what is that needed for

OpenStudy (katecc379):

were my values for opposite and adjacent correct?

OpenStudy (mayankdevnani):

We can write it as π/2+π/4

OpenStudy (katecc379):

\[opposite=\frac{ \sqrt{2}}{ 2 }\]

OpenStudy (mayankdevnani):

This question is independent of adjacent and opposite aides

OpenStudy (mayankdevnani):

*sides lol

OpenStudy (katecc379):

I'm confused lol

OpenStudy (mayankdevnani):

Just follow my way

OpenStudy (katecc379):

okay

OpenStudy (mayankdevnani):

So is it correct to write 3π/4=π/2+π/4

OpenStudy (katecc379):

for what ?

OpenStudy (katecc379):

like why would you write that lol

OpenStudy (mayankdevnani):

Lol for making your problem much easier

OpenStudy (katecc379):

ok but where are the values from

OpenStudy (mayankdevnani):

π/2=90 degrees π/4=45 degrees

OpenStudy (katecc379):

oh okay

OpenStudy (mayankdevnani):

Tell me What is sin(90 +theta)

OpenStudy (katecc379):

-sq rt of 2 / 2

OpenStudy (katecc379):

what

OpenStudy (mayankdevnani):

Remember Sin(90+theta)=cos theta

OpenStudy (katecc379):

yes lol the answer is what i just told you lol

OpenStudy (mayankdevnani):

If we plug theta =45 degrees, Sin(90+45)=sin(135)=cos(45)

OpenStudy (katecc379):

oh i thought theta = 135 lol

OpenStudy (mayankdevnani):

But with no negative sign

OpenStudy (katecc379):

ok

OpenStudy (mayankdevnani):

Cos 45=1/√2=√2/2

OpenStudy (mayankdevnani):

Similarly, cos (90+theta )=-sin(theta)

OpenStudy (mayankdevnani):

Plug theta =45

OpenStudy (katecc379):

wouldn't it give the same answer

OpenStudy (mayankdevnani):

Yea lol

OpenStudy (mayankdevnani):

But this time with negative sign ;-)

OpenStudy (mayankdevnani):

Tan theta =sin theta / cos theta

OpenStudy (mayankdevnani):

Divide both the values to find out tan 135

OpenStudy (katecc379):

-1

OpenStudy (mayankdevnani):

Correct

OpenStudy (katecc379):

will you make sure cause whenever I'm dividing the things you told me I'm getting opposites for the negatives and I'm doing it on a calculator

OpenStudy (mayankdevnani):

135 lies in second quadrant And sin in second quadrant is positive while cos and tan are negative

OpenStudy (katecc379):

okay

OpenStudy (katecc379):

so then sin is the positive, cos is the negative, and tan is -1

OpenStudy (mayankdevnani):

Yep

OpenStudy (katecc379):

is this correct

OpenStudy (mayankdevnani):

Gotta go now

OpenStudy (mayankdevnani):

Sorry cya later

OpenStudy (katecc379):

that is so simple to just say yes ro no lol

OpenStudy (mayankdevnani):

You're correct CLAPS

OpenStudy (katecc379):

but it was wrong lol

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