<em>Ancient mathematicians used trigonometry to find angles of triangles.</em>
Trigonometry is used to find the size of a missing side or angle in a right- angled triangle using the sine, cosine or tangent ratios.
<em>Ancient mathematicians used trigonometry to track the position of the sun.</em>
It is also used in oceanography in calculating the height of tides in oceans.
<em>Tangent was the first trigonometric relationship used by mathematicians.</em>
The three main functions in trigonometry are Sine, Cosine and Tangent.The functions sine, cosine and tangent of an angle are sometimes referred to as the primary or basic trigonometric functions.
<em>Cosine was the first trigonometric relationship used by mathematicians.
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<em>Sine was the first trigonometric relationship used by mathematicians.</em>