## Trigonometry

Trigonometry, abbreviated as TRIG, is a branch of mathematics that deals with the relations between the sides and angles of plane or spherical triangles.

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## Trigonometry Glossary

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• Arccosine  -  arccos, the inverse cosine.
• Arcsecant  -  arcsec , the inverse secant.
• Arcsine  -  arcsin , the inverse sine.

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• Cosecant  -  csc, the ratio of the hypotenuse over opposite side in a right triangle.
• Cosine  -  cos, the ratio of the adjacent side of the hypotenuse in a right triangle.
• Cotangent  -  cot, the ratio of the adjacent side to the oposite in a right triangle.

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• Heron's Formula   -   A formula for the area of a triangle when the lengths of the three sides are known.
• Hyporenuse  -  The side of right triangle opposite the right angle, which is the longest side.

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• Infinite  -  Having no boundary.
• Inverse Statement   -   Disaliow both the hypohesis and conclusion of the origional statement.

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### L

• Law of Cosines  -  An equation relating to cosine of an interior angle and the lengths of the sides of a triangle.
• Law of Sines  -  The ratio of the sine of any angle within any specific triangle and the length for the opposite side is a constant.

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• Orthocenter  -  The point of concurrence of the altitudes of the triangle.
• Orthogonal  -  Perpendicular to a plane.

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• Pythagorean Theorem  -  An equation relating the lengths of the sides of a right triangle.  The sum of the squares of the legs of a right triangle is equal to the square of the hypotenuse.
• Proportional  -  In a constant ratio.

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### R

• Ratio  -  A constant proportion or two real numbers divided by each other.

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• Secant  -  sec, the ratio of the hypotenuse to the side adjacent to a given angle in a right triangle.
• Sine  -  sin, the ratio of the length of the opposite side to the length of the hypotenuse.

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• Tangent  -  The ratio of the opposite side to the adjacent side of a right triangle.
• Tangent Line  -  A line that touches the graph of the function at a single point.
• Tangent of a Circle  -  A line that contacts an arc or circle at only one point.
• Trig Functions  -  sine, cosine, tangent, cosecant, secant, and cotangent

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• X-axis  -  The horizontal axis on a coordinate system.

### Y

• Y-axis  -  The vertical axis on a coordinate system.

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Arccosecant
Arccosine
Arccotangent
Arcsecant
Arcsine

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