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Greek Foundations of Trigonometry by Shanmuga Lakshmikanthan is a document available to read on EtoBox.
The ancient Greeks used trigonometry to measure distances to stars. In 140 BC, Hipparchus began using and writing about trigonometry. Trigonometry comes from the Greek words for "triangle" and "measure". It deals with right triangles and defines the sine, cosine, and tangent functions based on relationships between the lengths of the legs and hypotenuse. Examples are given of how to use trigonometric functions to solve problems involving right triangles, such as calculating distances, angles of descent or e
- Author
- Shanmuga Lakshmikanthan
- Language
- EN