Graphing Sine and Cosine with the Unit Circle

Graphing Sine and Cosine with the Unit Circle

Grade 9 · Math · 45 min· A2p.mgsr.1.2

What's Included

Learning Objective

I can construct the graphs of y = sin(θ) and y = cos(θ) by transferring coordinates from the unit circle.

Warm-Up Video

Unknown Channel · 5:00

Trig Visualized: One Diagram to Rule them All (six trig functions in one diagram)

Practice Questions

2 questions · Short answer

Exit Ticket

Quick comprehension check

On the unit circle, what is the y-coordinate at θ = π/2? How does this value relate to the graph of y = sin(θ)? On the unit circle, what is the x-coordinate at θ = π? How does this value relate to the graph of y = cos(θ)?

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