Question

Matemetic (I don't know how you spell it) question below:

Answer 1

mathematics

Answer 2

My question is that do the trig ratio and that parabola tangent thingy have anything in common?

Answer 3

yeap

Answer 4

And what is that similarity?

Answer 5

Never thought of that.

trig ratio : \(\LARGE\tan = \frac{\text{Perpendicular}}{\text{Base}}\)

while that tangent is the line passing through any point on the circle...

Answer 6

WRONG!\[\rm \tan = {opposite \over adjacent}\]

Answer 7

TOA .... oh yes!

Answer 8

Yes, and what you said is my question.

Answer 9

How are they similar?

Answer 10

good picture here http://mysite.du.edu/~jcalvert/math/trig.htm

Answer 11

@UnkleRhaukus Please name the section.

Answer 12

@unkle can tell