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Find terminal points on the unit circle determines by 5pi/3

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Answer:

(x, y) = (1/2, -√3/2)

Explanation:

The coordinates on a unit circle of the intersection of the terminal ray of angle α are ...

(x, y) = (cos(α), sin(α))

For α = 5π/3, the point on the unit circle is ...

(x, y) = (cos(5π/3), sin(5π/3)) = (1/2, (-√3)/2)

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