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Unit Circle with Special Triangles

Unit Circle with Special Triangles
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2013-12-08 10:34
CircleVectorTrigonometryCoordinate GeometryGeometric Construction
In collections Regular Polygons Trigonometry - Unit Circle Exact ratios
This example demonstrates the geometric relationship between the unit circle and special right triangles (30°-60°-90° and 45°-45°-90°), showing exact coordinate values through axis reflections. It involves core concepts like the unit circle definition, trigonometric values, properties of special angles, and coordinate geometry. GeoGebra commands and objects used include Intersect, Point, Circle, Segment, Distance, Angle, Vector, and Polygon for construction. Suitable for high school students to understand the connection between trigonometric functions and the unit circle, as well as geometric constructions of special angles.

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