Given a unit circle with coordinates (3, y),

calculate y

Unit Circle Formula

Given a unit circle point (x, y)

x2 + y2 = 1

Plug in x = 3 and y = y

32 + y2 = 1

9 + y2 = 1

Subtract 9 from each side:

y2 = 1 - 9

y2 = -8

Take the square root of each side:

y2 = √-8


Final Answer


Since -8 is less than 0
(3, y) is not on the unit circle