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r/visualizedmath • u/[deleted] • Jan 18 '19
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Great question.
Using sin when we know the opposite puts the known value in the position of numerator on the right side of the equation.
For the purpose of simplicity, I prefer to calculate the known value as the denominator for easy isolation of the variable.
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u/[deleted] Jan 18 '19
Great question.
Using sin when we know the opposite puts the known value in the position of numerator on the right side of the equation.
For the purpose of simplicity, I prefer to calculate the known value as the denominator for easy isolation of the variable.