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7.3 Exercise 115

Avg difficulty 2.5

Use this scenario: A child enters a carousel that takes one minute to revolve once around. The child enters at the point (0,1), \left(0 , 1\right) , that is, on the due north position. Assume the carousel revolves counter clockwise.

What are the coordinates of the child after 90 seconds?

OpenStax Algebra and Trigonometry 2e, 7.3 Unit Circle, exercise 115

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