75.6k views
5 votes
How do I get from:
Sin x = -1/2
To: x = 7Pi/6, 11Pi/6

How do I get from: Sin x = -1/2 To: x = 7Pi/6, 11Pi/6-example-1
User AB Vyas
by
7.8k points

1 Answer

5 votes
a few ways. you can enter it into a calculator for one, but the easiest way would be to reference a unit circle and look for an ordered pair where sin (the y value), is equal to -1/2

on a unit circle, the sin value is -1/2 at 7pi/6 and 11pi/6

because sin is the y value, it will additionally be in the quadrants III or IV based on the fact that (-1/2) as a sin value IS a negative and would have to be found in a quadrant in which sin is negative (the lower half of a coordinate plane, in this case)
User VoidStack
by
8.0k points
Welcome to QAmmunity.org, where you can ask questions and receive answers from other members of our community.

9.4m questions

12.2m answers

Categories