Locate the angle's terminal point on the unit circle before evaluating the function. Sine reads the vertical coordinate, cosine reads the horizontal coordinate, and the other trig functions come from their ratios or reciprocals. This coordinate rule prevents borrowing a value from the wrong axis or a nearby special angle.
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