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Old 11-12-2010, 12:24 PM
Eskimo Eskimo is offline
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Quote:
Originally Posted by LarryBible View Post

The secret to Trig is "Oscar Has A Heap Of Apples"

O
- = Sin
H

A
- = Cosine
H

O
- = Tangent
A
Along the same lines, my high school math teacher gave us SOH CAH TOA, which still sticks with me today. Say them out loud as words: so kah toe-ah.

Sine = Opposite side divided by the Hypotenuse.
Cosine = Adjacent side divided by the Hypotenuse.
Tangent = Opposite side divided by the Adjacent side
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