Determining the Direction of a Vector
For the following questions, you will be given the x- and y-coordinates of a
point
on a Cartesian Plane. By using the appropriate
right triangle
trig
identity
you are to determine the
angle
a
vector
connecting the origin to the given
point
would make with the positive x-axis.
General Questions
(5,5)
1.
30°
45°
180°
135°
(-1,0)
2.
30°
45°
180°
135°
(
)
3.
30°
45°
180°
135°
(-1.1)
4.
30°
45°
180²
135°
(-6,0)
5.
π/6
π/4
π
3
π/4
(17.2,17.2)
6.
π/6
π/4
π
3
π/4
(
)
7.
π
/6
π
/4
π
3
π
/
4
(-2,2)
8.
π/6
π/4
π
3
π/4
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