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How find sin30?

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Anonymous

14y ago
Updated: 3/16/2025

On a calculator type in 'Sin' , followed by '30' follwed by '=' . The answer is '0,5'.

Sin(30) = 0.5

All the trig. values are based on a triangle integrated into a circle.

Practically,

On a piece of graph paper, draw a circle centred on the origin (0,0).

Call the radius of that circle '1'.

Now draw a radius 30 degrees from the x-axis.

Then drop a line from point on the circle were the radius meets( intersects) the circle. to the x-axis, to meet the x-axis at 90 degrees. This 'dropped' line is the 'opposite' to the angle 30 degrees. Measure the length of this 'dropped'; line. You will find it to be exactly half (0.5 = 1/2) the length of the radius.

Similarly, if the radial angle is 45 degrees a corresponding sine value is 0.707106781... = sqrt(2)/2 = 1/sqrt(2).

All other 'Sine' values can be found in a similar manner. However, to save time on drawing circles and triangles, the trig. values are integrated into modern calculators or formerly into Castle's Four Figure Tables.

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lenpollock

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2mo ago

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