Both panels show a unit circle. In each panel, the solid starting radius points to the right, and the dashed radius marks a \(\frac{\pi}{2}\) turn from that starting radius.
a) In panel \(1\), is the marked central angle less than, equal to, or greater than \(\frac{\pi}{2}\)? Explain how you can tell from the diagram.
b) In panel \(2\), is the marked central angle less than, equal to, or greater than \(\frac{\pi}{2}\)? Explain how you can tell from the diagram.

Hints
- Use the dashed radius as the \(\frac{\pi}{2}\) benchmark in each panel.
- Compare the terminal radius with that benchmark.
- Decide whether the terminal radius is reached before or after the dashed radius when turning counterclockwise from the starting radius.
Solution
1. In panel \(1\), the terminal radius lies before the dashed \(\frac{\pi}{2}\) benchmark radius. Therefore, the marked central angle is less than \(\frac{\pi}{2}\).
2. In panel \(2\), the terminal radius lies beyond the dashed \(\frac{\pi}{2}\) benchmark radius. Therefore, the marked central angle is greater than \(\frac{\pi}{2}\).
Answer
a) Less than \(\frac{\pi}{2}\). The terminal radius is before the dashed \(\frac{\pi}{2}\) benchmark.
b) Greater than \(\frac{\pi}{2}\). The terminal radius is beyond the dashed \(\frac{\pi}{2}\) benchmark.