Unit Circle and Trig Value Signs

Unit Circle and Trig Value Signs

A unit circle is a circle with a radius of one (a unit radius). In trigonometry, the unit circle is centered at the origin.

For the point (x,y) in Quadrant I, the lengths x and y become the legs of a right triangle whose hypotenuse is 1.

By the Pythagorean Theorem, we have x2  + y2   = 1

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