Trigonometry
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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A
- Arccos - The inverse cosine.
- Arccot - The inverse cotangent.
- Arccsc - The inverse cosecant.
- Arcsec - The inverse secant.
- Arcsin - The inverse sine.
- Arctan - The inverse tangent.
C
- 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.
H
- 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.
I
- Infinite - Having no boundary.
- Inverse statement - Disaliow both the hypohesis and conclusion of the origional statement.
L
- 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.
O
- Orthocenter - The point of concurrence of the altitudes of the triangle.
- Orthogonal - Perpendicular to a plane.
P
- 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.
R
- Ratio - A constant proportion or two real numbers divided by each other.
S
- Sine (sin) - The ratio of the length of the opposite side to the length of the hypotenuse.
T
- 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
X
- X-axis - The horizontal axis on a coordinate system.
Y
- Y-axis - The vertical axis on a coordinate system.
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