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[-] Wolf314159@startrek.website 8 points 20 hours ago* (last edited 20 hours ago)

Sine of theta is the ratio of the lengths of the Opposite side over the Hypotenuse (SOH). Cosine of theta is Adjacent over Hypotenuse (CAH). Tangent of theta is Opposite over Adjacent (TOA).

[-] pumpkinseedoil@mander.xyz 4 points 11 hours ago* (last edited 11 hours ago)

Oh you're saying opposite site and adjacent site in English

Anyway how is the r=1 circle harmful for that?

It's not. It's just one of those things that people groan about because when you first learn it the concept is confusing. After about 15 minutes of instruction on a unit circle, it's not a big deal at all.

[-] Eheran@lemmy.world 3 points 11 hours ago

How do you know which one is "opposite" and adjacent? They could literally be exactly the same but in any case they both touch the hypotenuse?

[-] RecluseRamble@lemmy.dbzer0.com 10 points 10 hours ago

Adjacent or opposite to the angle you're referring to.

[-] Eheran@lemmy.world 1 points 56 minutes ago

So the picture is wrong then, the marked angle is top right (and the right angle, of course), the other angle is not marked, so adjacent and opposite are swapped.

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