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Trigonometry

Trigonometry is a branch of mathematics that studies triangles and the relationships between the lengths of their sides and the angles between those sides.

Contributors in Trigonometry

Trigonometry

cotangent

Mathematics; Trigonometry

In a triangle, the ratio of the length of the adjacent side to the length of the opposite side.

sin

Mathematics; Trigonometry

Sin is a function in trigonometry, to mean the ratio of the length of the opposite side to the length of the hypotenuse.

cos

Mathematics; Trigonometry

The cosine of an angle is the ratio of the length of the adjacent side to the length of the hypotenuse.

tan

Mathematics; Trigonometry

The tangent of an angle is the ratio of the length of the opposite side to the length of the adjacent side

cot (A)

Mathematics; Trigonometry

In a triangle, the ratio of the length of the adjacent side to the length of the opposite side.

sine

Mathematics; Trigonometry

Sine is a function in trigonometry, to mean the ratio of the length of the opposite side to the length of the hypotenuse.

cosine

Mathematics; Trigonometry

The cosine of an angle is the ratio of the length of the adjacent side to the length of the hypotenuse.

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