Let’s look at how to use trigonometric identities to calculate missing sides. \({sin~θ} = \frac {opposite} {hypotenuse}\) \({cos~θ} = \frac {adjacent} {hypotenuse ...

This circle has the centre at the origin and a radius of 1 unit. The point P can move around the circumference of the circle. At point P the \(x\)-coordinate is \(\cos{\theta}\) and the ...

Trigonometry is the branch of mathematics that explains the relationship between sides and angles of a triangle. In a right angled triangle the three sides are perpendicular, base and hypotenuse, as ...

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