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The Unit Circle

The Unit Circle
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2017-09-15 19:53
CircleTrigonometryGeometric Construction
This example demonstrates the construction of the unit circle, a circle with a radius of 1, which is crucial in trigonometry studies. Using GeoGebra commands such as Intersect, Point, and Circle, the relationship between points on the unit circle and angles can be dynamically displayed. Suitable for high school mathematics education and learning trigonometric functions.

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