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Standard position

Written by the Fiveable Content Team • Last updated August 2025
Verified for the 2027 exam
Verified for the 2027 examWritten by the Fiveable Content Team • Last updated August 2025

Definition

The position of an angle measured from the positive x-axis, with the vertex at the origin and the terminal ray extending from the origin.

AP course connection

Topic 3.4: 3.4 Sine and Cosine Function Graphs

Unit 3

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