If an angle is in standard position and its terminal side passes through the point , what is the measure of to the nearest degree?
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1. Measuring Angles
Angles in Standard Position
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If angle is in standard position and its terminal side passes through the point , what is the measure of angle in degrees?
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Understand that an angle in standard position has its vertex at the origin and its initial side along the positive x-axis. The terminal side is the ray that rotates from the initial side to the angle's measure.
Identify the coordinates of the point through which the terminal side passes. Here, the point is (0, 1), which lies on the y-axis above the origin.
Recall that the angle whose terminal side passes through (0, 1) corresponds to the positive y-axis direction. This is a special angle where the terminal side is vertical.
Recognize that the angle formed by the positive x-axis and the positive y-axis is a right angle, which measures 90 degrees.
Conclude that the measure of angle \( ACD \) in degrees is 90 degrees because the terminal side passes through (0, 1), which lies on the positive y-axis.
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