Trigonometry Essentials

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Course Outline

  1. Unit Circle and Arc Lengths
  2. Angles and Radian Measures
  3. Coterminal Angles
  4. Principal Measures
  5. Sine and Cosine on the Circle
  6. Basic Trigonometric Equations
  7. Trigonometric Inequalities
  8. Symmetries and Shift Formulas
  9. Equations with Sine and Cosine
  10. Addition and Double-Angle Formulas

1. Unit Circle and Arc Lengths

Key Concepts & Definitions

  • Unit circle : a circle centered at the origin with radius 1, whose circumference is 2π2\pi

★ Must-know

  • On the unit circle, a complete positive turn has arc length 2π2\pi, a half-turn has length π\pi, and a quarter-turn has length π2\frac{\pi}{2}.

Further detail

  • The positive direction on the trigonometric circle is counterclockwise, while the negative direction is clockwise.

Memory Hook

Picture a unit circle marked from 0 around one complete turn to 2π.

2. Angles and Radian Measures

📌 A radian measures an arc length on the unit circle, whereas a degree measures an angle relative to a full turn of 360 degrees.

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1. What defines the unit circle?

2. What is the length of an arc on the unit circle corresponding to a quarter-turn?

3. What is the arc length of a half-turn on the unit circle?

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What is the radius of the unit circle centered at the origin?

The radius is 1.

Unit circle radius

Radius is 1, circumference is 2π.

What is the positive direction on the trigonometric circle?

Counterclockwise is the positive direction.

Radian-degree relation

π radians = 180°.

What does a radian measure on the unit circle?

An arc length on the unit circle.

Coterminal angles

x + 2kπ, k in integers.

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