The Origins and Principles of Trigonometry

Trigonometry is a branch of mathematics concerned with relationships between angles and ratios of lengths.

Trigonometry emerged in the Hellenistic world during the 3rd century BC.

The Greeks focused on the calculation of chords.

<p>Mathematicians in India created the earliest-known tables of values for trigonometric ratios.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Trigonometry has been applied in areas such as geodesy, surveying, celestial mechanics, and navigation.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>A unit of measurement is a definite magnitude of a quantity, defined and adopted by convention or by law, that is used as a standard for measurement of the same kind of quantity.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>The metre (symbol m) is a unit of length that represents a definite predetermined length.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>A length is expressed as a multiple of the unit of measurement.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>The International System of Units (SI) is a global standard that is the modern form of the metric system.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Weights and measures are regulated to ensure fairness and transparency in trade.</p> Signup and view all the answers