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6.

1 Angles & Their Measure

Trigonometric functions (also called circular functions) are functions of an angle. They are used to relate the
angles of a triangle to the lengths of the sides of a triangle. They are important in the modeling of periodic
phenomena, among many other applications.

Angle Definition: two rays drawn with a common vertex

In standard position:

Positive Angles:

Negative Angles:

Draw each angle in standard position:

a) 60° b) -45° c) 240° d) 450°

Ways to measure angles:

Subdivision of a degree:

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Convert 36°30’ into a decimal degree.

Convert 22.75° into D°M’S” (degrees, minutes and second)

Convert the following to degree decimal:

a) 20°15’ b) 152°20’ c) 33°40’ d) 80°37’15”

Convert the following to D°M’S”:

a) 16.25° b) 82.5° c) 47.45° d) 92.83°

Radian Measure:

In other words: θ=¿


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Since the circumference of this circle is 2 πr , the radian measure of a
complete revolution (subtending the entire circumference of the circle) s = arclength
2 πr
= 2 π . This is the basis for which we can compare the measure of an note: radians are pure
r
real numbers with no
angle in radians to the measure of an angle in degrees. units

1 revolution = ______________ degrees = _______________ radians

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Relationship between a degree and a radian:

Convert to radians: a) 180° b) 90° c) -45°

Convert to degrees: a) π/6 b) -4π/3 c) 3.5

Application to Circles, Sectors, Segments, and Arclength

Find the area of the shaded sectors of the circle and the subtended arclengths

m∠ ACD=37 °
r =10 cm

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Write a general equation for the following when the central angle is measured in degrees:

Area of a Sector:

Arclength:

Using the the relationship between radians and degrees, re-write the general formulas for an angle measured in radians

Area of a Sector:

Arclength:

Find the Area of a Sector of a Circle


5π
Find the area of the sector and length of subtended arc of a circle of radius 5 feet formed by an angle of . Leave
4
your answer in exact value.

The following diagram shows a circle with radius r and center O.


The points A, B and C are on the circle and ∠ AOC=θ .

The area of sector OABC is 180cm2 and the length of arc ABC is 24cm.
Find the value of r and of θ .

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Find the Linear Speed of an Object Traveling in Circular Motion

Recall the relationship between distance, rate and time

In terms of a circle, the distance around a circle is called arc length, s, and if v is defined as linear speed
and t defined as time, the following formula for speed around a circle is:

This formula finds how fast a position along the circumference of a circle is changing. To find how fast a central
angle is changing as an object travels around a circle, angular speed, ω (the Greek letter omega), must be used and
instead of using s, we will use the central angle, θ.

The angular speed ω of an object is the angle θ (measured in radians) swept out, divided by the elapsed time t ;
that is:

So, in summary, linear speed measures how fast the position of an object is changing and angular speed measures
how fast an angle is changing. An object traveling in a circular motion has both linear and angular speed.

Using substitution, it can be shown that linear speed is dependent on the radius of the circle and how fast the
object is rotating:

Linear Speed – v Angular Speed - ω

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Find the Linear Speed of an Object
Earth rotates on an axis through its poles. The distance from the axis to a location on Earth 40° north latitude is
about 3033.5 miles. Therefore, a location on Earth at 40° north latitude is spinning on a circle of radius 3033.5
miles. Compute the linear speed on the surface of Earth at 40° north latitude.

v
Getting started: We need to solve for linear speed, . Should we use or ?

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