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cossine

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how do i know if the answer should be in radians or degrees?
Radians will always be used in the context of calculus.

Thm derivative of sin(x) in degrees:

d/dx sin(x) = pi/180*cos(x)

Thm derivative of sin(x) in radians:

d/dx sin(x) = cos(x)

Notice how by defining radians so that pi radians = 180 degrees, we no longer need to deal with the pi/180 coefficient.

Note: Proof of both theorem are likely outside scope of high school mathematics. You can accept the theorems at face value
 

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it's always in radians unless they give the domain in degrees or tell u to give answer in degrees
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Some school assessments would text stuff like this:

 

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