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Give clear reasons for each of your answers. a. (a) Explain why both sin⁡θ\sin\theta and cos⁡θ\cos\theta are positive for every angle θ\theta that lies between 0∘0^{\circ} and 90∘90^{\circ}. b. (b) Using a geometric argument on the unit circle, describe how the numerical value of sin⁡θ\sin\theta changes as θ\theta increases from 0∘0^{\circ} to 90∘90^{\circ}. Why does cos⁡θ\cos\theta show the opposite trend over the same interval? c. (c) Without performing numerical calculations, determine whether tan⁡θ\tan\theta is increasing or decreasing on the interval 0∘<θ<90∘0^{\circ}<\theta<90^{\circ}. Justify your answer geometrically.

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