Stage 25 · Trigonometry

25.4.1 The Birth of the Sine Curve

25.4 Graphs and Properties of Trig Functions

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25.4.1 The Birth of the Sine Curve

Core idea

Let the point on the unit circle turn with the angle and trace its height point by point, and those points join into a rolling sine wave.

Module goal. We 'unroll' the turning of a point on the unit circle into a wavy curve, getting a firm grip on period, even/odd symmetry, increasing/decreasing behavior, and extremes, to lay the groundwork for parameter transformations and the laws of sines and cosines.
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