On the unit circle: the end of the terminal side of a 90 degree angle is (1,0) where 1 is the value of sin(90°) and 0 is the value of cos(90°)
On the graph of sine: 90° = \(\frac{ \pi }{2}\) radians. if f(x) = sin(x) in radians, f(\(\frac{ \pi }{2}\)) = 1/2