Angles in all four Quadrants
Cast Circle
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The four quadrants
- In the A quadrant (top right), sin, cos and tan are all positive
- In the S quadrant (top left), only sin is positive
- In the T quadrant, (bottom left), only tan is positive
- In the C quadrant (bottom right), only cos is positive
REMEMBER: CAST DIAGRAM
\(\(x^2+y^2=1\)\)
On a unit circle,
- the sin() of an angle is the x co-ordinate of the point
- the cos() of an angle is the y co-ordinate of the point
- the tan() of an angle is the gradient of the line drawn to the point from the origin