Chapter 4 Trigonometry Cengage（第四章三角Cengage）.pdf

Name______________________________________________ Chapter 4 Trigonometry Section 4.1 Radian and Degree Measure Objective: In this lesson you learned how to describe an angle and to convert between radian and degree measure. Important Vocabulary Define each term or concept. Trigonometry The Greek word for “measurement of triangles.” Central angle of a circle An angle whose vertex is the center of the circle. Complementary angles Two positive angles whose sum is π/2 radians or 90°. Supplementary angles Two positive angles whose sum is π radians or 180°. Degree The most common unit of angle measure, denoted by the symbol °. A measure of one degree (1°) is equivalent to a rotation of 1/360 of a complete revolution about the vertex of an angle. I. Angles (Page 282) What you should learn How to describe angles An angle is determined by . . . rotating a ray (half-line) about its endpoint. The initial side of an angle is . . . the starting position of the rotated ray in the formation of an angle. The terminal side of an angle is . . . the position of the ray after the rotation when an angle is formed. The vertex of an angle is . . . the endpoint of the ray used in the formation of an angle. An angle is in standard position when . . . the angle’s vertex is at the origin of a coordinate system and its initial side coincides with the positive x-axis. A positive angle is generated by a counterclockwise rotation; whereas a negative angle is generated by a clockwise rotation. If two angles are coterminal, then they have . . . the same initial side and the same terminal side. Larson/Hos