Exact Values on the Unit Circle (Degrees) by Stephen George

Exact Values on the Unit Circle (Degrees) by Stephen George
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2019-11-13 09:31
This example demonstrates how to mark angles and their corresponding trigonometric values precisely on the unit circle. It involves core math concepts like the unit circle, trigonometric functions, angle measurement, and geometric construction. Key GeoGebra commands/objects used include Intersect, Point, Circle, Segment, Distance, Angle, Vector, and Polygon for constructing the illustration. It is suitable for high school students learning about the application of trigonometric functions on the unit circle.

GeoGebra Commands & Parameters

  1. Intersect(xAxis, yAxis) → O
  2. Point(xAxis) → E
  3. Circle(O, E) → c_1
  4. Point(c_1) → X
  5. Segment(O, X) → a
  6. Distance(X, A_1) → b
  7. Angle(E, O, X) → α
  8. Segment(A_1, (x(A_1), 0)) → f
  9. Segment(A_2, (x(A_2), 0)) → g
  10. Segment(B_2, B_1) → h
  11. Segment(C_2, C_1) → i
  12. Vector(O, X) → u
  13. Vector(X, (x(X), 0)) → v
  14. Vector(X, (0, y(X))) → w
  15. Point(u) → A
  16. Segment(A, C_2) → e
  17. Segment(A, B_2) → j
  18. Segment(A, A_2) → k
  19. Segment(A, A_3) → l
  20. Segment(A, B_3) → m
  21. Segment(A, C_3) → n
  22. Segment(A, C_4) → p
  23. Segment(A, B_4) → q
  24. Segment(A, A_4) → r
  25. Segment(A, A_1) → s_1
  26. Segment(A, B_1) → t
  27. Segment(A, C_1) → a_1
  28. Polygon(X, (x(X), 0), A) → poly1, a_2, B, b_1
  29. Polygon((abs(x(X)), abs(y(X))), A, (abs(x(X)), 0)) → poly2, d_1, e_1, a_3