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AMTNYS 2009. Megan Larson, Eric Echard, Nicholas Spry. Unsolved Mysteries Trig Functions. I saw the Sine. Jya Abbreviated form of “Jya-ardha” meaning“Chord-half”. Jiba/Jb Phonetic translation in Arabic. Jaib Meaning “cove” or “bay”. Sinus Latin word for “cove” or “bay”.
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AMTNYS 2009 Megan Larson, Eric Echard, Nicholas Spry Unsolved Mysteries Trig Functions
I saw the Sine Jya Abbreviated form of “Jya-ardha” meaning“Chord-half” Jiba/Jb Phonetic translation in Arabic Jaib Meaning “cove” or “bay” Sinus Latin word for “cove” or “bay” Sine: “the half-chord of the double of the central angle.” - “Where in the Sine is a Chord?” by Robert Rogers
What Goes Where? Sine: “Half-chord” Cosine: “Complement’s sine” Tangent: “Tangere,” meaning “to touch” (Latin) Secant: “Secare” meaning “to cut” (Latin) Cotangent: Complements tangent Radius Cosecant: Complement of secant
Mysteries of Secant and Cosecant A sec(θ) tan(θ) B E 1 Similar Triangles by AAA F 1 sin(θ) B C cos(θ) θ □ □ θ □ θ □
Mysteries of Secant and Cosecant Similar Triangles by AAA E cot (θ) H 1csc(θ) B □ θ F 1sin(θ) B C cos(θ) □ θ θ □ θ □
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