FLASH: Re: HEY J: The Flasher list seems to be happenin' (?) WAY-SLOW, soI figured I'd do a ... ta-da ...Fwd: TRIGONOMETRY ROCKS! [was: RE: FLASH:Scuttlebutt on F5 and current books]

[Jefferis Peterson]

Kenny Sherwood


Thanks for the links and the description.  A more basic question may

clarify the explanation below, since I have an idea, but forget the

fundamental point:


What relationship is being described?  degrees less than or greater than

90? degree of angle that is missing and needed to complete the triangle?

 The degree of angle of O divided by the degree of angle of A, e.g. minus

the (angle of the hypotenuse + 90 deg) ? 


 Jeff


>Ya got 6 (think about it) relationships between any 2 chosen sides 

>>(named around a non-90-degree angle: "opposite", "adjacent", and 

>>"hypotenuse").

>>

>>Sides' names are based upon where they stand in relationship to the 

>>(NON-90-degree) angle that you're looking at.

>>

>>Lemme try this if it can be quick:

>>

>>           |\____

>>Opposite  |     \____   Hypotenuse ("anglish" thingy)

>>           |          \____

>>           |_____________*_\

>>               Adjacent        * = the angle under consideration here

>>

>>Shoot, that took me 15 minutes!

>>

>>So, briefly (then I get to go grab me a Heineken :-) ):

>>

>>(1) sine = opposite over hypotenuse  SOH

>>(2) cosine = adjacent over hypotenuse  CAH

>>(3) tangent = opposite over adjacent  TOA   ----> "SOHCAHTOA" -- a mnemonic

>>(4) cotangent = inverse of tangent

>>(5) secant = inverse of cosine

>>(6) cosecant = inverse of sine

>>

>>... it goes on-and-on, of course ...

>>

>>OK ALREADY, here I go diggin' inta me archives ...

>>


-- 

Jefferis Kent Peterson

www.PetersonSales.net

Flash, Web Design and Marketing

jefferispetersonsales [dot] net

ICQ 19112253

_______

"The words of the wise heard in quietness are better than the shouting of

a ruler among fools." Ecclesiastes 9:17, RSV.


flasher is generously supported by...

~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

     flashforward2000 and the Flash(tm) Film Festival

 July 24-26, 2000, NEW YORK CITY, Hammerstein Ballroom

                  www.flashforward2000.com

   Produced by United Digital Artists and lynda.com

 Sponsored by Macromedia, Adobe Systems, Fusion, Inc, AtomFilms,

           shockwave.com and Electric Rain.

 1.877.4.FLASH.4  or (1.805.640.6679 outside the US and Canada)

 Register before June 30 and save $200!!-- www.flashforward2000.com

~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

To unsubscribe or change your list settings go to

http://www.chinwag.com/flasher or email

helpchinwag [dot] com