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11 Dec 2011

Trigonometry Yoga

by dborkovitz | posted in: Trigonometry | 6

Which is bigger, the sine of 40\(^{\circ}\) or the sine of 50\(^{\circ}\)? This is a great trigonometry assessment question.   Unfortunately, virtually none of my college students who haven’t used trig for a while can answer it (without a calculator).   For … Read More

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