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mathzeroh
Jun2-04, 10:48 PM
my question is, how do you "Find one positive angle and one negative angle that are coterminal with each angle." :

For example:

\frac{5\pi}{12}


And also, I had a question on this as well:

Find the reference angle for each angle with the given measure.
\frac{12\pi}{5}

i noe that you have to see what quadrant it is in, then from there, you use the Reference Angle Rule, whichever one. But what if the measure is a negative number? Like for example, -210\circ?? What would you do here?

if anyone can help me with these i'd be really gratefull! thanks!!

AKG
Jun3-04, 01:32 AM
my question is, how do you "Find one positive angle and one negative angle that are coterminal with each angle."Given some angle, x, you can find a positive angle co-terminal with x by adding 2\pi to x until you get a positive number, and you can figure out how to find a negative angle.Find the reference angle for each angle with the given measure.
\frac{12\pi}{5} To find the reference angle for any angle, keep continuing to add or subtract 2\pi until you get a value, x, such that 0 \leq x < 2\pi. Of course, you'll have to figure out whether you need to add, subtract, or neither.