Answer:
The y-coordinate of the point is -3/5
Step-by-step explanation:
Here, we want to get the y-coordinate of the point
when we talk of the unit circle, we mean a circle that has its radius equal to just 1 unit
Now, on the third quadrant, we have the x axis value as negative, and also the y axis value as negative
In the unit circle, the Pythagoras’ theorem works for all quadrants; with the radius representing the hypotenuse of the right triangle, the x and y coordinates value represents the other sides of the triangle
Mathematically, from the theorem;
the square of the hypotenuse (radius of the unit circle) equals the sum of the squares of the two other sides
Thus, we have it that;
1^2 = (-4/5)^2 + y^2
1 = 16/25 + y^2
y^2 = 1 - 16/25
y^2 = 9/25
y = √(9/25)
y = +3/5 or -3/5
But since the y-coordinate value is supposed to be negative, we have to choose y = -3/5 as our answer (for the third quadrant)
