Why do I find trigonometry so beautiful?
![[unit circle with trig functions] All of the trigonometric functions can be constructed geometrically in terms of a unit circle centered at O](/images/Circle-trig6.png)
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By definition, versin(A)=1-cos(A), and exsec(A)=sec(A)-1.
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Why do I find trigonometry so beautiful?
![[unit circle with trig functions] All of the trigonometric functions can be constructed geometrically in terms of a unit circle centered at O](/images/Circle-trig6.png)
(source)
By definition, versin(A)=1-cos(A), and exsec(A)=sec(A)-1.
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2006-06-07 18:31:58 EDT
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