SOLUTION: What are the trigonometric equations for sin,tan and cos? I need to find the sides of a right triangle.

SOLUTION: What are the trigonometric equations for sin,tan and cos? I need to find the sides of a right triangle.

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Question 414365: What are the trigonometric equations for sin,tan and cos?
I need to find the sides of a right triangle.
Answer by MathLover1(20855) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
In any

, for any angle:
The of the angle = the length of the side
the length of the
The of the angle = the length of the side
the length of the

The of the angle = the length of the side
the length of the side

So in shorthand notation:

sin= cos= tan=

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