Precalculus Examples

$\sin (330)$

Step 1

Apply the reference angle by finding the angle with equivalent trig values in the first quadrant. Make the expression negative because sine is negative in the fourth quadrant.

$- \sin (30)$

Step 2

The exact value of $\sin (30)$ is $\frac{1}{2}$ .

$- \frac{1}{2}$

Step 3

The result can be shown in multiple forms.

Exact Form:

$- \frac{1}{2}$

Decimal Form:

$- 0.5$