Trigonometry

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An octagon, a cube, a seven-sided pyramid.

360 degrees

The point where the x-axis and the y-axis meet is called the origin.

triangular prism

A triangular based pyramid has four vertices and four faces

Before calculators, trig functions in general were evaluated using a slide rule (fast, but accurate to only 2-3 significant digits, and interpolation tables, which required interpolating between values in a printed table of function values to get up to 3-4 significant digits. Tricks were a big part of the repertoire - for example for small angles of less than about 7 degrees, sin and tangent are equal to the angle in radians.

Spherical geometry was fairly labor intensive, to say the least, since several trig functions are used for even simple distance and angle calculations. Special tables were printed for common cases, such as plotting great circle distances and bearings for terrestrial navigation.

In a desert island setting, given infinite time and desire, trig functions can be calculated using various converging series, with the Taylor series being a commonly taught (though slow!) example.

They use it to measure angles and lengths

Trigonometry was probably developed for use in sailing as a navigation method used with astronomy.[2] The origins of trigonometry can be traced to the civilizations of ancient Egypt, Mesopotamia and the Indus Valley (India), more than 4000 years ago.[citation needed] The common practice of measuring angles in degrees, minutes and seconds comes from the Babylonian's base sixty system of numeration. The first recorded use of trigonometry came from the Hellenistic mathematician Hipparchus[1] circa 150 BC, who compiled a trigonometric table using the sine for solving triangles. Ptolemy further developed trigonometric calculations circa 100 AD. The ancient Sinhalese in Sri Lanka, when constructing reservoirs in the Anuradhapura kingdom, used trigonometry to calculate the gradient of the water flow. Archeological research also provides evidence of trigonometry used in other unique hydrological structures dating back to 4 BC.[citation needed] The Indian mathematician Aryabhata in 499, gave tables of half chords which are now known as sine tables, along with cosine tables. He used zya for sine, kotizya for cosine, and otkram zya for inverse sine, and also introduced the versine. Another Indian mathematician, Brahmagupta in 628, used an interpolation formula to compute values of sines, up to the second order of the Newton-Stirling interpolation formula. In the 10th century, the Persian mathematician and astronomer Abul Wáfa introduced the tangent function and improved methods of calculating trigonometry tables. He established the angle addition identities, e.g. sin (a + b), and discovered the sine formula for spherical geometry: : Also in the late 10th and early 11th centuries, the Egyptian astronomer Ibn Yunus performed many careful trigonometric calculations and demonstrated the formula : Persian mathematician Omar Khayyám (1048-1131) combined trigonometry and approximation theory to provide methods of solving algebraic equations by geometrical means. Khayyam solved the cubic equation x3 + 200x = 20x2 + 2000 and found a positive root of this cubic by considering the intersection of a rectangular hyperbola and a circle. An approximate numerical solution was then found by interpolation in trigonometric tables. Detailed methods for constructing a table of sines for any angle were given by the Indian mathematician Bhaskara in 1150, along with some sine and cosine formulae. Bhaskara also developed spherical trigonometry. The 13th century Persian mathematician Nasir al-Din Tusi, along with Bhaskara, was probably the first to treat trigonometry as a distinct mathematical discipline. Nasir al-Din Tusi in his Treatise on the Quadrilateral was the first to list the six distinct cases of a right angled triangle in spherical trigonometry. In the 14th century, Persian mathematician al-Kashi and Timurid mathematician Ulugh Beg (grandson of Timur) produced tables of trigonometric functions as part of their studies of astronomy. The mathematician Bartholemaeus Pitiscus published an influential work on trigonometry in 1595 which may have coined the word "trigonometry" itself. Hope that helps. :)

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a pyramid does.

It is a semi-circular arc joining two diametrically opposite points on the sphere. These may be the "North" and "South" poles.

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The origin or (0,0).

It is the sum of its 4 sides

A shape that has some triangular faces is a pyramid.

Trig is used in inspection. This is the department where every component made will be checked to make sure that it has been made to a satisfactory standard. Trig simply calculates all angles when taking other diemsions, so anles can be worked out.

area and perimeter of different shapes

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Plane trigonometry is trigonometry carried out in (on) a plane. This could be contrasted with spherical trigonometry, which is trigonometry carried out on the surface of a sphere. Certainly there are some other more complex forms of trig.

you do y2-y1 over x2-x1

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