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Trigonometry

Given a right triangle (see Figure D.1), the following can be defined:

Figure D.1. Right triangle, showing the relationship between hypotenuse, contiguous, and opposite edges.

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And here are some obvious relationships regarding trigonometric constants:

sin2(a)+cos2(a)=1
sin(a)=cos(b)
cos(a)=sin(b)
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