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Hipparchus (c. 190 – c. 120 BC) was a Greek astronomer, geographer, and mathematician. He is considered the founder of trigonometry, but is most famous for his incidental discovery of the precession of the equinoxes.

TRIGONOMETRY

Key questions

  1. Do we recall Pythagoras' theorem?

  2. How do we find sides using trigonometry?

  3. How do we find angles using trigonometry?

  4. What are the exact trigonometrical ratios?

  5. What is the sine rule?

  6. What is the cosine rule?

  7. How do we find the area of a triangle?

  8. Can we problem solve with trigonometry?

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