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Unit Circle: (Angle, Radian Measure, Degree Measure and Coterminal Angle)

This document is a lesson plan on the unit circle for a high school mathematics class. It contains objectives, explanations and examples of: - Converting between degree and radian measures - Finding trigonometric functions like sine and cosine for special angles on the unit circle - Identifying coterminal angles The lesson includes illustrations of the unit circle, formulas for circumference and converting between degrees and radians. It provides examples of converting quadrant and special angles, and exercises for students to practice conversions.

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Unit Circle: (Angle, Radian Measure, Degree Measure and Coterminal Angle)

This document is a lesson plan on the unit circle for a high school mathematics class. It contains objectives, explanations and examples of: - Converting between degree and radian measures - Finding trigonometric functions like sine and cosine for special angles on the unit circle - Identifying coterminal angles The lesson includes illustrations of the unit circle, formulas for circumference and converting between degrees and radians. It provides examples of converting quadrant and special angles, and exercises for students to practice conversions.

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JMJ Marist Brothers

NOTRE DAME OF MARBEL UNIVERSITY


Integrated Basic Education Department
Senior High School

Unit Circle
(Angle, Radian Measure, Degree Measure
and Coterminal Angle)

Prepared by:
RACEL N. PILLOSES, LPT
Mathematics Teacher
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OBJECTIVES:
At the end of the lesson, the students should
be able to:
a. illustrate the unit circle and the relationship between
the linear and angular measures of a central angle in
a unit circle;
b. convert degree measure to radian measure and vice
versa; and
c. illustrate angles in standard position and coterminal
angles.
Radian Measure and Degree Measure
a

r
q

Circumference of any circle a = 2pr


One complete revolution of a circle is 360o

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Converting Degrees to Radians

Examples:

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Converting Degrees to Radians Quadrant Angles

Examples:

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Converting Radians to Degrees

Examples:

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TRY THIS 
Convert radian measures to degree measures and vice versa.

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Converting Degrees to Radians Special Angles

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Converting Degrees to Radians Special Angles

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Converting Degrees to Radians Special Angles

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Unit Circle sin

One of the most useful tools in trigonometry is the


unit circle.
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It is a circle, with radius 1 unit, that is on the x-y cos
coordinate plane.
The x-axis corresponds to the cosine function, and
the y-axis corresponds to the sine function.
The angles are measured from the positive x-axis
(standard position) counterclockwise.
In order to create the unit circle, we must use the 45º
special right triangles below: 1
60º
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30º 45º
30º -60º -90º 45º -45º -90º
The hypotenuse for each triangle is 1 unit.
You first need to find the lengths of the other sides of
each right triangle...

1 60º
1
2
30º
3
2
45º

1
2
2

45º

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Unit Circle
Usefulness of Knowing Trigonometric Functions of
Special Angles: 30o, 45o, 60o
q The trigonometric function values derived from knowing
the side ratios of the 30-60-90 and 45-45-90 triangles
are “exact” numbers, not decimal approximations as
could be obtained from using a calculator.

q You will often be asked to find exact trig function values


for angles other than 30o, 45o and 60o angles that are
somehow related to trigonometric function values of
these angles.
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ANSWER THIS 
A. Convert radian measures to degree measures.

B. Convert degree measures to radian measures.

C. Give one positive and one negative coterminal angles.


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