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And sine, cosibe, and tangent are just ratios between different parts of a triangle and can be derived relatively easily (just like how you can derive pi if you know the diameter and circumference of a circle).


I’m not sure what you mean by relatively easily. Do you mean by using a protractor and straightedge? How would you calculate sine of 0.1 degrees that way?




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