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What is the Unit Circle?

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The Unit Circle is a circle with a radius of 1 centered at the origin (0,0) in the coordinate plane. It is used to define trigonometric functions for all angles.

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What is the sine of an angle in the Unit Circle?

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The sine of an angle is the y-coordinate of the point on the Unit Circle corresponding to that angle.

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What is the cosine of an angle in the Unit Circle?

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The cosine of an angle is the x-coordinate of the point on the Unit Circle corresponding to that angle.

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What is the tangent of an angle in the Unit Circle?

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The tangent of an angle is the ratio of the sine to the cosine of that angle, or tan(θ) = sin(θ)/cos(θ).

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What are the coordinates of the point at 0 radians on the Unit Circle?

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(1, 0)

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What are the coordinates of the point at π/2 radians on the Unit Circle?

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(0, 1)

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What are the coordinates of the point at π radians on the Unit Circle?

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(-1, 0)

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What are the coordinates of the point at 3π/2 radians on the Unit Circle?

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(0, -1)

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What is the value of sin(π/6)?

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1/2

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What is the value of cos(π/3)?

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1/2

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