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Old 7th Jul 2003, 15:02
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Anthony Carn
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This all seems a bit OTT. It is'nt rocket science.

sin = opposite/hypotenuse

cos = adjacent/hypotenuse

tan = opposite/adjacent

Remembered by the mnemonic SOHCAHTOA

Variations -

sin times hypotenuse = opposite

hypotenuse = opposite/sin

angle = inverse sin [opposite/hypotenuse]

etc etc

Pythagoras hypotenuse ^2 = opposite ^2 + adjacent ^2



Errrr ! Can't think what else you need, unless you never went to primary school. Calculators make it a doddle.

If in doubt, do a Google at the time ? Lots of stuff on the net !

Hope this mainly helps to save you lots of unnecessary work ! The courses themselves, especially condensed ones, stretch endurance to the limit (not least one's limits of sheer boredom) ! Go skiing or something before your course - chill out !