Question

How do you solve real-world application problems involving trigonometric
ratios?

Answer 1

@satellite73

Answer 2

@cwrw238

Answer 3

@Catlover5925

Answer 4

http://libguides.unitec.ac.nz/content.php?pid=227568&sid=2398295

Answer 5

i dont think they want an exapmple they need an explanation

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@quin100

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@calculusfunctions

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@EmmaMink

Answer 9

Ok...I am only in Algebra!! not trig.. @Hero @laura*

Answer 10

Is there something specific you need or do just wish to learn the general scope of the relevance of trigonometry?

Answer 11

This is a broad topic. Let me see if I can answer your question in a few paragraphs.

Answer 12

So the word trigonometry is basically derived from the Greek prefix 'Tri' meaning three, the Greek word 'gonon' meaning angle, and the Greek word 'meteron' meaning measurement. Hence trigonometry means 'three angle measurement.

There are two types of trigonometry. Plane trigonometry and Spherical trigonometry. The conventional plane trigonometry (widely studied in high school) in the two dimensional plane is useful in several fields of physics such as light and sound, radiation, alternating current, as well as several other periodic phenomena. Architecture would be another area where trigonometry would be very useful.

Spherical trigonometry is applied to triangles on the surfaces of spheres and thus limited applications. Its main uses would be astronomy or in navigation. Besides in physics, navigation, and astronomy, trigonometry would also be useful in for example, cartography. However modern Mathematics has extended the use of trigonometry and trigonometric functions far beyond the study of just triangles into several other areas. Today trigonometric functions are for the most part thought of as dimensionless numbers which describe the ratios of right triangles.