trigonometric

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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

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

So what exactly is a trigonometric proof of the Pythagorean theorem, and why was Loomis so closed off to the idea?

From Scientific American • Apr. 10, 2023

Forces, like other vectors, are represented by arrows and can be added using the familiar head-to-tail method or by trigonometric methods.

From Textbooks • Aug. 12, 2015

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

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