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Which point on the unit circle corresponds to −4π/3 ?

(1/2, −3√/2)
(-3√/2, 1/2)
(-1/2, 3√/2)
(3√/2, −1/2)

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5 votes

Answer:

-1/2, √3/2

Explanation:

User DemaxSH
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Answer:


\left(-(1)/(2),(√(3))/(2)\right)

Explanation:

We know that coordinate of any point on unit circle is given by


\left(\cos\left(\theta\right),\sin\left(\theta\right)\right)

Given that
\theta=-(4\pi)/(3)

So we just need to plug the value of given angle
\theta=-(4\pi)/(3) into above formula:


\left(\cos\left(\theta\right),\sin\left(\theta\right)\right)


=\left(\cos\left(-(4\pi)/(3)\right),\sin\left(-(4\pi)/(3)\right)\right)


=\left(\cos\left(2\pi-(4\pi)/(3)\right),\sin\left(2\pi-(4\pi)/(3)\right)\right)


=\left(\cos\left((2\pi)/(3)\right),\sin\left((2\pi)/(3)\right)\right)


=\left(-(1)/(2),(√(3))/(2)\right)

Hence choice (3) is correct.

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