Trigonometry, abbreviated as TRIG, is a branch of mathematics that deals with the relations between the sides and angles of plane or spherical triangles.  For other math terms see Algebra and Geometry.

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• Arccos - The inverse cosine.

• Arccot - The inverse cotangent.

• Arccsc - The inverse cosecant.

• Arcsec - The inverse secant.

• Arcsin - The inverse sine.

• Arctan - The inverse tangent.

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• Cosecant (csc, cosec) - The ratio of the hypotenuse over opposite side in a right triangle.

• Cosine (cos) - The ratio of the adjacent side of the hypotenuse in a right triangle.

• Cotangent (cot, ctg) - The ratio of the adjacent side to the oposite in a right triangle.

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• Heron's formula  -  A formula for the area of a triangle when the lengths of the three sides are known.

• Hyporenuse - The side of right triangle opposite the right angle, which is the longest side.

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• Infinite - Having no boundary.

• Inverse statement  -  Disaliow both the hypohesis and conclusion of the origional statement.

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• Law of cosines - An equation relating to cosine of an interior angle and the lengths of the sides of a triangle.

• Law of sines - The ratio of the sine of any angle within any specific triangle and the length for the opposite side is a constant.

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• Orthocenter - The point of concurrence of the altitudes of the triangle.

• Orthogonal - Perpendicular to a plane.

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• Pythagorean theorem - An equation relating the lengths of the sides of a right triangle.  The sum of the squares of the legs of a right triangle is equal to the square of the hypotenuse.

• Proportional - In a constant ratio.

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• Ratio - A constant proportion or two real numbers divided by each other.

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• Sine (sin) - The ratio of the length of the opposite side to the length of the hypotenuse.

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• Tangent (tan) - The ratio of the opposite side to the adjacent side of a right triangle.

• Tangent line - A line that touches the graph of the function at a single point.

• Tangent of a circle - A line that contacts an arc or circle at only one point.

• Trig functions - sine, cosine, tangent, cosecant, secant, and cotangent

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• X-axis - The horizontal axis on a coordinate system.

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• Y-axis - The vertical axis on a coordinate system.

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