The meaning of cosθ and sinθ

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1 The meaning of cosθ and sinθ

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on: October 13, 2014, 07:28:41 pm » posted from:,,Satellite Provider

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Reply #1 on: November 01, 2014, 01:12:18 pm » posted from:Brussels,Brussels Hoofdstedelijk Gewest,Belgium

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Reply #2 on: January 16, 2015, 02:05:26 pm » posted from:Kannur,Kerala,India

An angle is the figure formed by two rays sharing a common endpoint, called the vertex of the angle. Angles provide a means of expressing the difference in slope between two rays meeting at a vertex without the need to explicitly define the slopes of the two rays. Angles are studied in geometry and trigonometry.
sin theta is = to opposite/hypotenuse.
cos theta is = to adjacent/hypotenuse.
tan theta is = to opposite/ adjacent. -*-


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