How Tall Is That Tower?

Post date: Jul 27, 2013 4:13:50 PM

Ever wonder how tall is that tower. There is no way I can measure it. Well you may can use Trigonometry to find that out.

Sine = Opposite ÷ Hypotenuse

Cosine = Adjacent ÷ Hypotenuse

Tangent = Opposite ÷ Adjacent

Some Ole Hippie Caught Another Hippie Tripping On Acid

One way to remember the letters is to sound them out phonetically (i.e., SOH-CAH-TOA, which is pronounced 'so-kə-tow'-uh').^[14] Another method is to expand the letters into a sentence, such as "Some Old Hippy Caught Another Hippy Trippin' On Acid".^[15]

The first trigonometric table was apparently compiled by Hipparchus, who is now consequently known as "the father of trigonometry."^[3]

The ancient Greeks transformed trigonometry into an ordered science.^[6]

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Trigonometry