UNIT

CIRCLE
 UNIT CIRCLE
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IS A CIRCLE WHOSE CENTER IS
AT THE ORIGIN AND WITH A
RADIUS OF 1 UNIT. EVERY POINT
OF THE UNIT CIRCLE SATISFIES
THE EQUATION SOME OF THE
POINTS ON THE UNIT CIRCLE
ARE (1,0), (-1,0) AND (0,-1).
EXAMPLE

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DETERMINE WHETHER EACH POINT IS INSIDE,
ON , OR OUTSIDE THE UNIT CIRCLE.
1. 2.
  
1.

   

Since the result of the

substitution is a true
+=1
statement then is on the unit
=1
circle.
1 = 1 true
  
2.
 
 

Since the result of the

substitution is a false
+=1 statement then is not on the
=1 unit circle. Moreover, < 1,
= 1 false thus is inside the unit circle.
 ACTIVITY

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DETERMINE WHETHER EACH POINT IS INSIDE,
ON , OR OUTSIDE THE UNIT CIRCLE.
1. 2. 3.