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LeftInTX

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16. Good gosh...I can see saying Soh Cah Toa once or twice.....

Wed Oct 20, 2021, 11:46 PM

Oct 2021

No need for theatrics.
We never learned any tricks.

Sine was first because that is how you graph angles....LOL...The vertical is a measure of the angle, (Y-axis) so you measure the vertical then put that over the hypotenuse...The tangent is easy because it is the right angle thing (Y/X)...The cosine is the odd one out. (X-axis)

She's much better off drawing all of this out via graphs. This is plain old stupid.

So when in doubt between cosine and sine, just remember which one you learned first in geometry class. It's sine. Tangent doesn't need anything tricks to remember.

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That pos should be fired rockfordfile Oct 2021 #1

:) Seems a little excessive. What was her intent? Hortensis Oct 2021 #54

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Trigonometry caraher Oct 2021 #34

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From the thread AZSkiffyGeek Oct 2021 #11

Good gosh...I can see saying Soh Cah Toa once or twice..... LeftInTX Oct 2021 #16

Is THAT what she said? ShazzieB Oct 2021 #31

I admit I don't remember any of this AZSkiffyGeek Oct 2021 #50

I know, right? Those students must have awful earworms.. LeftInTX Oct 2021 #52

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And her pants look ridiculous too. Captain Zero Oct 2021 #37

I will call tomorrow Mary in S. Carolina Oct 2021 #10

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Outrage of the Day! Outrage! greenjar_01 Oct 2021 #23

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It wasn't a defense greenjar_01 Oct 2021 #26

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Same Time Frame Here ProfessorGAC Oct 2021 #64

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I remember it too madville Oct 2021 #47

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