Why is Trigonometry used in so many applications that have nothing to do with triangles?
In: Mathematics
I am a mathematician. Triangles are used to calculate forces acting on objects at angles. In the simplest case, suppose you have an object sitting on an incline and want to calculate the rate of acceleration that it slides down the incline. Normal gravitational acceleration is 9.8m/s^2 however, the incline changes that. This is where the trig comes in, to account for the angle that the object is sliding down.
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