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Can you please tell me a trick to remember that sine= opposite/hypotenuse, Cos=........., tan=.....,and so on? Thank you in advance.

Apoorva003

by Apoorva003 at March 19, 2011

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sin=SOH which means Sin is Opposite by Hypotenuescos=CAH which means Cos is Adjacent by Hypotan=TOA which means Tan is Opposite by Adjacent

chitra003 chitra003 March 19, 2011

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Anna214 Anna214 March 19, 2011

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The most common Acronym is SOH-CAH-TOA.I'm not sure what to put for the letters, but it stands forSine = Opposite/HypotenuseCosine = Adjacent/HypotenuseTangent = Opposite/Adjacent

Gentou Gentou March 30, 2011

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The way that i was taught was The most common Acronym is SOH-CAH-TOA. I'm not sure what to put for the letters, but it stands for Sine = Opposite/Hypotenuse Cosine = Adjacent/Hypotenuse Tangent = Opposite/Adjacent

Ashley607 Ashley607 May 25, 2011

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