trigonometry

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In the years following graduation, Jenner and Pratt would team up to produce “The Princes Of Malibu,” but only after Pratt, who was attending USC, almost flunked a course in business trigonometry.

From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 27, 2026

One dude jokes, “If only I remembered any trigonometry, this would be easy.”

From Slate • Jul. 7, 2025

You know what's more difficult than advanced trigonometry?

From Salon • Apr. 9, 2024

“You were never going to teach a first grader a trigonometry lesson, right?” she said.

From Seattle Times • Oct. 6, 2023

He read it until he came to an illustration which he could not understand, because he was ignorant of trigonometry.

From "Cosmos" by Carl Sagan