Can someone tell my what cos, sin and tan actually measure?

Question

Can someone tell my what cos, sin and tan actually measure?

In: Mathematics

Answer 1

* sin: how far up you go when you go one unit of distance along a slope of some angle (i.e., the vertical distance)
* cos: how far over you go when you go one unit of distance along a slope of some angle (i.e., the horizontal distance)
* tan: the slope expressed as rise over run