trigonometric
Americanadjective
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Mathematics. relating to or making use of trigonometry.
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Surveying. relating to or making use of triangulation, calculated by trigonometry.
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Reviewing the general rules from Solving Trigonometric Equations with Identities may help simplify the process of verifying an identity.
From Textbooks • Dec. 1, 2021
They are an important part of the integration technique called trigonometric substitution, which is featured in Trigonometric Substitution.
From Textbooks • Mar. 30, 2016
Recall from The Other Trigonometric Functions that we determined from the unit circle that the sine function is an odd function because Now we can clearly see this property from the graph.
From Textbooks • Feb. 13, 2015
Trigonometric functions of angles outside the first quadrant can be determined using reference angles.
From Textbooks • Feb. 13, 2015
Trigonometric expressions are often simpler to evaluate using the formulas.
From Textbooks • Feb. 13, 2015
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