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In what quadrant does the angle 2x/3 terminate?

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If you mean 2pi/3 it terminates in the second quadrant
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Answer:

Second quadrant.

Explanation:

The given angle is


(2 \pi)/(3)

To know where this angle terminates, first, we need to transform it into degrees.

We know that
\pi = 180 \°

So,


(2 \pi)/(3)=(2 (180\°))/(3)=2(60\°)=120\°

Now, each quadrant is delimited by an angle interval:

  • I quadrant from 0° to 90°.
  • II quadrant from 90° to 180°.
  • III quadrant from 180° to 270°.
  • IV quadrant from 270° to 360°.

Our angle is 120°, that means it terminates inside the second quadrant, because it's determined by the range 90° - 180°, and 120° is inside.

Therefore, the given angle terminates in the second quadrant.

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