Measuring Rotation
Key Questions
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Negative angles has to do with the direction of rotation that you consider in order to measure angles.
Normally you start counting your angles from the positive side of the x axis in an anti-clockwise direction of rotation:
You can also go clockwise and so to avoid confusion you use a negative sign to indicate this kind of rotation.
Gió
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You can draw an angle in standard position by positioning its vertex at the origin and one "ray" on the positive x-axis. The ray on the x-axis is called the initial side and the other ray is called the terminal side.
An angle is then measured POSITIVE for a counterclockwise rotation and NEGATIVE for a clockwise rotation:
When two angles have the same initial and terminal sides, they are said to be coterminal angles.
Angles of −315° and 45° are coterminal angles.
Gió
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Dec 29 2014
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Answer:
As discussed below.
Explanation:
Coterminal Angles are angles who share the same initial side and terminal sides. Finding coterminal angles is as simple as adding or subtracting 360° or 2π to each angle, depending on whether the given angle is in degrees or radians.
For example, the angles 30°, –330° and 390° are all coterminal.
What is the terminal side?
Standard Position of an Angle - Initial Side - Terminal Side. An angle is in standard position in the coordinate plane if its vertex is located at the origin and one ray is on the positive x-axis. The ray on the x-axis is called the initial side and the other ray is called the terminal side.
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