Precalculus with Limits: A Graphing Approach, Sixth Edition
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1. Radian and Degree Measure
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Exercise 1 Page 261

We are asked to complete the following sentence.

means measurement of triangles.

Let's first recall how a bit of trigonometry's history. Trigonometry initially dealt with relationships among the sides and angles of triangles. It was used in astronomy, navigation, and surveying. Derived from the Greek language, the word trigonometry means measurement of triangles. Let's now complete the given sentence.

Trigonometry means measurement of triangles.