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This does not quite work if you define sin(x) in terms of the ratio of the opposite side and the hypotenuse of a right angled triangle because you cannot have a triangle in which one of the angle measures 0 degrees.
One approach is to consider the limiting value of sin(x) as x approaches 0 from below and from above. But you would have to first prove (or assume) that sine is a continuous function at 0.
Another way is to consider sin(x) as the sum of the infinite series
sin(x) = x/1! - x3/3! + x5/5! - ... (where x is measured in radians).
This is the Taylor series definition of the sine function.
Clearly, every term is 0 when x = 0 and so you have sin(0) = 0
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sinx = sin0 = 0 tanx = tan0 = 0 you have 0/0 by you limit conditions
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