Monday, October 31, 2011

4.4 Reference Angles

Reference Angles - the corresponding acute angles to angles greater then (or less then ). It is formed by the terminal side of and the horizontal axis. It is written in terms of theta prime ().



Reference angle in First QuadrantIn the 1st quadrant the reference angle is the angle itself. ()


Reference angle in Second Quadrant In the 2nd quadrant the reference angle is got by subtracting the given angle by . ()


Reference angle in Third QuadrantIn the 3rd quadrant the reference angle is got by subtracting from the given angle. ()


Reference angle in Fourth QuadrantIn the 4th quadrant the reference angle is got by subtracting the given angle by . ()





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