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    What on Earth is trigonometry?

    Question #13354. Asked by Dumb math Blonde. (Aug 11 01 3:34 AM)


    crackers

    		Trigonometry is the study of how the sides and angles of a triangle are related to each other.

    Aug 11 01, 3:44 AM
    bpykh

    		Crackers is right trigonometry is made out of two Greek words trigonos - triangle, and metros - measurement.

    Aug 11 01, 6:02 AM

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