What Is Quadrantal Angle

Definition A quadrantal angle is an angle in standard position whose terminal ray lies along one of the axes. Examples of quadrantal angles include, 0, π/2 , π , and 3π/ 2. Angles coterminal with these angles are, of course, also quadrantal.

How do you know if an angle is Quadrantal?

An angle in standard position is called a quadrantal angle if its terminal side lies on x-axis or y-axis.

What is a Quadrantal in math?

A quadrant is the area contained by the x and y axes; thus, there are four quadrants in a graph. To explain, the two dimensional Cartesian plane is divided by the x and y axes into four quadrants. Starting in the top right corner is Quadrant I and in a counterclockwise direction you will see Quadrants II through IV.

Marcus Vance

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