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document.write( " so we draw a very steep\r\n" );
document.write( "right triangle with the opposite = 8 and the adjacent = 1. \r\n" );
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document.write( "The small sharp angle at the top is the complement of q\r\n" );
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document.write( "So \r\n" );
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document.write( "\"COtangent\" is an abbreviation for \"COmplement's tangent\",\r\n" );
document.write( "and cot(p/2-q) IS q's COmplement's tangent. \r\n" );
document.write( "That's why both are equal.\r\n" );
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document.write( "The opposite side of q is the adjacent side of p/2-q and vice-versa.\r\n" );
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