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willard (874)
SOHCAHTOA is a neumonic device for remembering the definition of the basic trig functions in terms of the sides of a right triangle - the side Opposite the angle, the side Adjacent to the Angle, and the
long side, known as the Hypotenuse. To wit,
S(in) = O(pposite)/H(ypotenuse), C(os)=A(djacent)/H(ypotenuse), T(angent)=O(pposite)/A(djacent)
it's "mnemonic" and it's SOCATOA as written in the question... add a comment
Actually it's SOHCAHTOA because SOCATOA would imply that there is no hypotenuse involved anywhere, which is not true. add a comment
Mnemonic device, bot neumonic add a comment