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The trigonometric ratios, as in:
sin = opposite/hypotenuse
cos = adjacent/hypotenuse
tan = opposite/adjacent = sin/cos
cannot not still be used as there is no hypotenuse.
However, other trigonometric formulae can still be used:
for example in a triangle where side a is opposite angle A, etc, the sine rule:
sin A/a = sin B/b = sin C/c = 1/2R
or the cosine rule:
a2 = b2 + c2 - 2 b c cos A
(which becomes Pythagoras when angle A is a right angle since COS 90o = 0) are always valid.
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