trigonometric

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“A lot of the basic trig ‘identities’ are nothing more than Pythagoras’ theorem,” explains Anderson, referring to equations that describe relationships among different trigonometric functions.

From Scientific American • Apr. 10, 2023

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

Their work joins a handful of other trigonometric proofs that were added to the mathematical archives over the years.

From Scientific American • Apr. 10, 2023

To help us remember which of the six trigonometric functions are positive in each quadrant, we can use the mnemonic phrase “A Smart Trig Class.”

From Textbooks • Dec. 1, 2021

“That last trigonometric function wasn’t as easy as it looked.”

From "Saints and Misfits" by S.K. Ali