This clay tablet written around the year 1800 B.C.E. may represent the oldest known use of trigonometry UNSW / Andrew Kelly A new analysis of a long-studied Babylonian tablet suggests that ...

Suppose that a ramp leading to the top of a ziggurat wall is 56 cubits long, and the vertical height of the ziggurat is 45 cubits. What is the distance x from the outside base of the ramp to the point ...

Most trigonometry students look at triangles on a flat surface. However, people from ancient astronomers to modern navigators calculated the arc lengths and angles of triangles on a sphere. They used ...

In 2022, two high school students created a trigonometric proof of the Pythagorean Theorem—something that’s only ever been accomplished by a few professional mathematicians. Now, a new article not ...

Stephen has degrees in science (Physics major) and arts (English Literature and the History and Philosophy of Science), as well as a Graduate Diploma in Science Communication. Stephen has degrees in ...

THIS elementary text-book of 176 pages contains all the essentials for obtaining a knowledge of trigonometry proper. It might be used either by those who desire merely a thorough grounding in the ...

So many books on trigonometry are published that, when a new one makes its appearance, especial characteristics are naturally looked for. The present volume is much larger than usual, but it surveys a ...