Precalculus Examples

$\sin (- \frac{π}{3})$

Step 1

Add full rotations of $2 π$ until the angle is greater than or equal to $0$ and less than $2 π$ .

$\sin (\frac{5 π}{3})$

Step 2

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.

$- \sin (\frac{π}{3})$

Step 3

The exact value of $\sin (\frac{π}{3})$ is $\frac{\sqrt{3}}{2}$ .

$- \frac{\sqrt{3}}{2}$

Step 4

The result can be shown in multiple forms.

Exact Form:

$- \frac{\sqrt{3}}{2}$

Decimal Form:

$- 0.86602540 \dots$