trigonometric

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If verified, Johnson and Jackson’s proof would contradict mathematician and educator Elisha Loomis, who stated in his 1927 book The Pythagorean Proposition that no trigonometric proof of the Pythagorean theorem could be correct.

From Scientific American • Apr. 10, 2023

Over time, Bogomolny added more trigonometric proofs to the site: one such proof could be written in just four lines.

From Scientific American • Apr. 10, 2023

The other trigonometric proofs of the theorem that have appeared in the past include a few that are described on mathematician Alexander Bogomolny’s website.

From Scientific American • Apr. 10, 2023

Such graphs are described using trigonometric equations and functions.

From Textbooks • Dec. 1, 2021

They turned their desks into a trigonometric war room, poring over equations, scrawling ideas on blackboards, evaluating their work, erasing it, starting over.

From "Hidden Figures" by Margot Lee Shetterly