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Math 4 Unit 4 Vocabulary
Math 4 Unit 4 Vocabulary
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Mathematics
12th Grade
07/27/2012

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Term
angle of depression
Definition

angle between an horizontal line and the line of sight from an observer to a lower level

 

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angle of elevation
Definition

angle between a horizontal line and the line of sight from an observer to a higher object

 

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angular displacement
Definition

the angle of rotation through which an object rotates about a center relative to its starting position

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angular velocity
Definition

the change in the central angle with respect to time as an object moves along a circular path

 

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cosine
Definition

For an acute angle of a right triangle, it is the ratio of the adjacent side to the hypotenuse.

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coterminal angle
Definition

angles with the same terminal side.

 

 

 

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initial side
Definition

the fixed ray of an angle.

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linear velocity
Definition

distance traveled per unit of time

 

 

 

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quadrantal angle
Definition

has a terminal side on an axis.

 

 

 

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radian
Definition

the measure of a central angle whose sides intercept an arc that is the same length as the radius of the circle

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reference angle
Definition

the acute angle formed by the terminal side of an angle in standard position.

 

 

 

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sector
Definition

a region of a circle bounded by a central angle and the intercepted arc

 

 

 

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sine
Definition

For an acute angle of a right triangle, it is the ratio of the opposite side to the hypotenuse.

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standard position
Definition

when an angle’s vertex is at the origin and its initial side is on the positive x-axis

 

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tangent
Definition

For an acute angle of a right triangle, it is the ratio of the opposite side to the adjacent side.

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terminal side
Definition

the rotated ray of an angle.

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unit circle
Definition

has a radius of 1

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