Precalculus

SENIOR
HIGH
SCHOOL

Coterminal Angles
Module

3
Quarter 2
Precalculus
Quarter 2 – Module 3: Coterminal Angles
First Edition, 2020

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Precalculus
SENIOR
HIGH
SCHOOL

Module

3
Quarter 2

Coterminal
Angles
Introductory Message

For the facilitator:

Welcome to the Precalculus for Senior High School Module on Coterminal Angles!

This module was collaboratively designed, developed and reviewed by educators

from Schools Division Office of Pasig City headed by its Officer-In-Charge Schools
Division Superintendent, Ma. Evalou Concepcion A. Agustin in partnership with
the Local Government of Pasig through its mayor, Honorable Victor Ma. Regis N.
Sotto.
The writers utilized the standards set by the K to 12 Curriculum using the Most
Essential Learning Competencies (MELC) while overcoming their personal, social,
and economic constraints in schooling.

This learning material hopes to engage the learners into guided and independent
learning activities at their own pace and time. Further, this also aims to help
learners acquire the needed 21st century skills especially the 5 Cs namely:
Communication, Collaboration, Creativity, Critical Thinking and Character while
taking into consideration their needs and circumstances.

In addition to the material in the main text, you will also see this box in the body of
the module:

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that will help you in guiding the learners.

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You also need to keep track of the learners' progress while allowing them to
manage their own learning. Moreover, you are expected to encourage and assist the
learners as they do the tasks included in the module.
For the learner:

Welcome to the Precalculus Module on Coterminal Angles!

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This module was designed to provide you with fun and meaningful opportunities
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learner.

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Expectation - These are what you will be able to know after completing the
lessons in the module

Pre-test - This will measure your prior knowledge and the concepts to be
mastered throughout the lesson.

Recap - This section will measure what learnings and skills that you
understand from the previous lesson.

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Activities - This is a set of activities you will perform.

Wrap Up- This section summarizes the concepts and applications of the
lessons.

Valuing-this part will check the integration of values in the learning

competency.

Post-test - This will measure how much you have learned from the entire
module.
 EXPECTATION

Learning Objective:

At the end of the learning episode, you are expected to:

1. illustrate angles in standard position and coterminal angles.

PRETEST

I. Write CA if the given angles are coterminal angles. If not, write

NCA.
17𝜋 161𝜋
1. 185° and -545° 2. and
36 36

II. Find a coterminal angle between 0° and 360°.

1. -330° 2. 640°

III. Find a coterminal angle between 0 and 2𝜋.

11𝜋 19𝜋
1. 2. −
3 12

RECAP

From the previous module, we have discussed how to convert degree

to radian measure of an angle, and vice versa using the following rules:

Converting degree to radian, and vice versa

𝜋
1. To convert a degree measure to radian, multiply it by .
180
180
2. To convert a radian measure to degree, multiply it by .
𝜋
3.
 We also discussed the applications of conversion from degrees to
radian measure, and vice versa, by finding the arc length and area of a
sector using the following formula:
𝟏
𝒔 = 𝒓𝜽 and 𝑨𝒓𝒆𝒂 𝒐𝒇 𝒂 𝑺𝒆𝒄𝒕𝒐𝒓 = 𝜽𝒓𝟐
𝟐

Where s is the length of the intercepted arc

r is the radius of the circle

𝜃 is the angle measure in radian

LESSON

Angle in Standard Position

In our first module, we define how angle is said to be in standard position.
We have said that if an angle fits a coordinate system in which the origin is
the vertex and the initial side coincides with the positive x-axis, then this
angle is said to be an angle in standard position. The angles 𝛼, 𝜃 and 𝛽 in
Figure 1.2 are angles in standard position.

Coterminal Angles
Two angles in standard position that have a common terminal side are
called coterminal angles. Observe that the measures of coterminal angles
differ by multiples of 360° or 2𝜋.

Two angles are coterminal if and only if their degree measures differ
by 360k, where k is an integer.
Similarly, two angles are coterminal if and only if their radian
measures differ by 2𝜋k, where k is an integer.
As an illustration, to find one coterminal angle of an angle that measures
380°, just subtract 360°, resulting to 20°. See Figure 3.1.

Examples

1. Find the angle coterminal with -480° that has a measure

a. between -360° and 0°; and
b. between 0° and 360°.

Solution: A negative angle moves in a clockwise direction, and the angle -

480° lies in Quadrant III. To able to find the angle coterminal to -480°, add
360°.

a. -480° + 360° = -120° which is between -360° and 0.

b. -480° + 360° = -120° + 360° = 240° which is between between 0°
and 360°.

Therefore, -480° and -120° are coterminal angles, as well as -480° and 240°.

2. Determine if the following pairs of angles are coterminal

a. 10°, 370°
b. –520°, 200°
c. –600°, –60°

Solution: If the difference of the two angles, in degrees, is a multiple of 360°,

they are coterminal.

a. The difference of 10° and 370° is -360° which is a multiple of 360°.

Therefore, 10° and 370° are coterminal angles.
b. The difference of –520°and 200° is -720 which is again a multiple
of 360°. Therefore, –520°and 200° are coterminal angles.
 c. The difference of –600° and –60°is -540° which is a not a multiple
of 360°. Therefore, –600° and –60° are not coterminal angles.
7𝜋
3. Find the angle coterminal with that has a measure
3
a. between 0 and 2𝜋 𝑟𝑎𝑑; and
b. between −2𝜋 and 0 rad.

Solution: A positive angle moves in a counterclockwise direction, and the

7𝜋 7𝜋
angle lies in Quadrant I. To able to find the angle coterminal to ,
3 3
subtract 2𝜋.
7𝜋 𝜋
a. − 2𝜋 = which is between 0 and 2𝜋 𝑟𝑎𝑑.
3 3
7𝜋 𝜋 5𝜋
b. − 2𝜋 = − 2𝜋 = − which is between −2𝜋 and 0 𝑟𝑎𝑑
3 3 3

7𝜋 𝜋 7𝜋 5𝜋
Therefore, and are coterminal angles, as well as and − .
3 3 3 3

4. Determine if the following pairs of angles are coterminal

a. −5𝜋 and 3𝜋
17𝜋 13𝜋
b. and
6 6

Solution: If the difference of the two angles, in radians, is a multiple of 2𝜋,

they are coterminal.

a. The difference of −5𝜋 and 3𝜋 is 8𝜋 which is a multiple of 2𝜋.

Therefore, −5𝜋 and 3𝜋 are coterminal angles.
17𝜋 13𝜋 2𝜋
b. The difference of and is which is not a multiple of 2𝜋.
6 6 3
17𝜋 13𝜋
Therefore, and are not coterminal angles.
6 6

5. Find the smallest positive angle coterminal with −2016°.

Solution: Add 6 complete revolutions or 6(360°) = 2160° to the given angle (or
keep adding 360° until you get a positive angle.)

−2016° + 2160° = 144°

137𝜋
6. Find the largest negative angle coterminal with .
5

Solution: Subtract 14 complete revolutions or 14(2𝜋) = 28𝜋 to the given

angle (or keep subtracting 2𝜋 until you get a negative angle.)

137𝜋 3𝜋
− 28𝜋 = −
5 5
 ACTIVITIES

I. Find a smallest positive and a largest negative coterminal angles of

each of the following angles.
5𝜋 2𝜋
1. 30° 2. -150° 3. 4. −
2 3
II. Tell whether the following pair of angles are coterminal or not.
2𝜋 11𝜋
1. 15° and -345° 3. and
3 3
3𝜋 5𝜋
2. -38° and 142° 4. and −
4 4

WRAP–UP

Answer the following questions:

1. What is an angle is in standard position?

2. How does a pair of angles considered coterminal?
3. When do we say that two angles, in degrees, are coterminal?
4. When do we say that two angles, in radian, are coterminal?

VALUING

We all have our terminal sides or shall we say a goal in life. Just like
the concept of coterminal angles, some people will get to the terminal with
just a single revolution while some will probably take more turns.
 What is your perception regarding one’s journey towards getting to his
goal? What are the factors that determine the length of time or number of
turns to achieve a goal?

POSTTEST

I. MULTIPLE CHOICE. Write the letter of the correct answer.

1. Coterminal angles are angles that _____.

a. Were rotated counterclockwise
b. Look different in their final position, but have the same
number of complete rotations
c. Look the same in their final position, but differ in the
number or direction of rotations.
d. Were rotated clockwise
2. Which of the following is not coterminal with 0 degrees?
a. -360 degrees
b. -720 degrees
c. 180 degrees
d. 360 degrees
𝜋
3. Which is the following is coterminal with ?
2
a. 𝜋
𝜋
b. −
2
3𝜋
c.
2
3𝜋
d. −
2

II. SOLVING:

1. Find the smallest positive angle coterminal with −1799°.

205𝜋
2. Find the largest negative angle coterminal with .
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 KEY TO CORRECTION

REFERENCES
Books:
1. Department of Education-Bureau of Learning Resources (2016).
PRECALCULUS LEARNER’S MATERIAL.
2. Hagos, Ymas, & Najjar (2002). Plane and Spherical Trigonometry. Ymas
Publishing House, Sta. Monica Printing Corporation, Sampaloc,
Manila.
3. Pelias, JG P (2016). PRE-CALCULUS. Rex Book Store, Inc. (RBSI).
Sampaloc, Manila