Connecting the Unit Circle to the Sine and Cosine Graphs

Open the following Geogebra Book: ​https://ggbm.at/usg9yt4b

Sine Graph

On the first page of the GeoGebra book, the unit circle is in the left window and a coordinate grid is on the right. Notice
you can move the point A around the unit circle. The green points on the circle are the coordinate points on the unit
circle that you have studied. As you move the point A around the circle, pay close attention to the value of sine.

For example,

When the angle is 30​°​ ​, the sine of angle ​ ​ 30​°​ ​is ½ .

To represent this on the graph, move the red segment of

length ½ to the 30​° ​mark on the coordinate grid.
It should look like this.

Repeat this process for each of the following angle

measures.
What is the value of sine for each of the following angle measures?

Angle 30°? 45°? 60°? 90°? 120°? 135°? 150°? 180°?

Value of Sine ½
 Angle 210°? 225°? 240°? 270°? 300°? 315°? 330°? 360°?

Value of Sine

What do you notice about the value of Sine as point A moves around the circle? Explain.

Sketch where you placed the red lines on the graph on the geogebra file on the axes below. Connect the tops of all the
lines to construct the sine graph:

What do you notice about how the graph of the sine function? Describe the graph as if you are describing it to a friend
that cannot see your paper.

Proceed to the second page of the Geogebra Book. Here the unit circle is in the left window and a coordinate grid is on
the right. The red lines should resemble your graph from page one. . Now, drag Point A around the circle as you did on
page 1, observe the sine graph get traced on the window to the right.

Did the actual graph of sine differ from your prediction above? If so, how?

What do you predict will happen to the sine graph as you continue past 360°? Why do you think this will happen?
What are the maximum and minimum values on the sine graph? Explain why this occurs.

Cosine Graph

On the third page of the GeoGebra book, the unit circle is in the left window and a coordinate grid is on the right. Notice
you can move the point A around the unit circle. The green points on the circle are the coordinate points on the unit
circle that you have studied. As you move the point A around the circle, pay close attention to the value of cosine.

For example,

When the angle is 30​°​ ​, the cosine of angle ​ 3

​ 0​°​ ​is √3/2 .

To represent this on the graph, move the blue segment of

length √3/2 the 30​° ​mark on the coordinate grid.

It should look like this.

Repeat this process for each of the following angle measures.

What is the value of sine for each of the following angle measures?

Angle 30°? 45°? 60°? 90°? 120°? 135°? 150°? 180°?

 Value of Sine √3/2

Angle 210°? 225°? 240°? 270°? 300°? 315°? 330°? 360°?

Value of Sine

What did you notice about the value of cosine as you moved around the circle?

Sketch where you placed the blue lines on the graph on the geogebra file on the axes below. Connect the tops of all the
lines to construct the cosine graph:

What do you notice about how the graph of the cosine function? Describe the graph to a friend that cannot see your
paper.

On the last page of the Geogebra Book, the unit circle is in the left window and a coordinate grid is on the right. The blue
lines have been moved to where they should be. Drag Point A around the circle as you did on page 3, observe the cosine
graph get traced on the window to the right.

Did the actual graph of cosine differ from your prediction above? How so?

What do you predict will happen to the cosine graph as you continue past 360°? Why do you think this will happen?

What are the maximum and minimum values on the cosine graph? Explain why this occurs.

What do you notice about the sine and cosine graphs? How are they similar/different?