Category Archives: Triangles

The Tangent Ratio

Image Source: Photo by Jeff Wilson – www.warbirddepot.com Trigonometry is used a lot in the work done by Pilots and Air Traffic Controllers. However, a lot of the maths formulas are programmed into computer applications, and we do not see … Continue reading

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The Cosine Ratio

Image Source: http://rekkerd.org In this lesson we are doing some more Trigonometry. Image Source: Google Images Shown above are some basic “sinusoidal” shaped sound waves. Our ear detects these when music is played. Various “Guitar Pedals” or “Stomp Boxes” can … Continue reading

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The Sine Ratio

Image Source: PLane Landing at Maho Beach Pilots need to use Trigonometry to make it onto the end of the runway when landing; particularly at Maho Beach in the Caribbean. As the plane descends it has a speed at an … Continue reading

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Trigonometric Ratios

Image Source: http://www.fanpop.com Pythagoras Theorem and Trigonometry were key mathematical methods that were used to help build the Pyramids. Pythagoras looked at the Sides Relationship, and people like Hipparcus looked at the Relationship between Angles and Sides. They named the … Continue reading

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Similar Triangles Applications

Image Source: http://www.howitworksdaily.com A powerful Zoom lens for a 35mm camera can be very expensive, because it actually contains a number of highly precise glass lenses, which need to be moved by a tiny motor into very exact positions as … Continue reading

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