Re: A new look at trigonometry

On Tue, 18 Oct 2005 14:56:34 UTC, "Norman Wildberger"
<wildberger@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:

> To understand triangles, the transcendental trig
> functions (sin, cos etc) are unnecessary, and once the correct algebraic
> concepts and laws are put into place, a more accurate and powerful
> theory emerges.

But you need sin, cos, tan and the rest for so much else (I like a
triangle as much as the next chap, but I try to develop other
interests) and it seems a little inefficient not to link those
applications to good ol' triangles.

Ian
.

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