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Ch. 3 - Radian Measure and The Unit Circle
Lial - Trigonometry 12th Edition
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Capitolo 4, Problema 27

Find each exact function value. See Example 2.
sin (-4π/3)

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Recognize the angle given is \( \frac{4\pi}{3} \), which is in radians. This angle is more than \( \pi \) (or 180°), so it lies in the third quadrant of the unit circle.
Recall that the sine function is negative in the third quadrant because the y-coordinate of points on the unit circle is negative there.
Find the reference angle for \( \frac{4\pi}{3} \) by subtracting \( \pi \) from it: \( \frac{4\pi}{3} - \pi = \frac{4\pi}{3} - \frac{3\pi}{3} = \frac{\pi}{3} \).
Use the known sine value for the reference angle \( \frac{\pi}{3} \), which is \( \sin\left(\frac{\pi}{3}\right) = \frac{\sqrt{3}}{2} \).
Since the original angle is in the third quadrant where sine is negative, the exact value of \( \sin\left(\frac{4\pi}{3}\right) \) is \( -\frac{\sqrt{3}}{2} \).

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Unit Circle and Radian Measure

The unit circle is a circle with radius 1 centered at the origin, used to define trigonometric functions for all angles. Radian measure relates the angle to the length of the arc on the unit circle, where 2π radians equal 360 degrees. Understanding the position of 4π/3 radians on the unit circle helps determine the sine value.
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Sine Function on the Unit Circle

The sine of an angle corresponds to the y-coordinate of the point where the terminal side of the angle intersects the unit circle. For angles in different quadrants, sine values can be positive or negative. Knowing the quadrant of 4π/3 helps identify the sign and exact value of sin(4π/3).
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Reference Angles

A reference angle is the acute angle formed between the terminal side of the given angle and the x-axis. It helps find exact trigonometric values by relating them to known angles in the first quadrant. For 4π/3, the reference angle is π/3, which simplifies finding sin(4π/3) using known sine values.
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