Tag: trigonometry
2 La. H.S. students complete an ‘impossible’ proof
Two students discovered a new way to prove the Pythagorean Theorem using trigonometry, a feat mathematicians once thought was impossible.
Texans use pasta to study the sine function
Trigonometry in pre-calculus (or even algebra II) can be taught using pasta, one of many methods teachers use to engage kids in learning.
After some trigonometry, horses get their hay
Some ranchers at a high school in Colorado needed to use their trigonometry skills to build a giant steel bale feeder for their horses.
Male baboons look for more than a big butt
Scientists investigating baboons in Kenya have discovered that males care about more than just the size of a female's backside. It's all in the timing.