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Trigonometry

How are trigonometric functions used to describe a right triangle?

The trigonometric functions can be interpreted using the following illustration of a right triangle. If θ is the angle (see illustration), a is one leg (called the adjacent because it is adjacent to the angle), b is another leg (called the opposite, because it is opposite the angle), and c is the hypotenuse:



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