How can Trigonometry help you in real life?

The majority of the math we have encountered in the past is completely different from trigonometry, and understanding it requires a different style of thinking. So when trig comes up in class, many individuals just want to get it over with.

Trigonometry is essentially the study of triangle calculations (thus the name trigonometry). It is a mathematical study of relationships involving the lengths, heights, and angles of various triangles. The field was created around the third century BC as a result of the use of geometry in astronomical research. Architects, surveyors, astronauts, physicists, engineers, and even crime scene investigators use trigonometry in a variety of professions.

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Can trigonometry be used in everyday life?

Even while trigonometry doesn’t directly help us solve problems in the real world, it is still used in many things that we find so enjoyable. For instance, while creating computer music, it’s important to remember that sound travels in waves, even if these waves are not as regular as sine or cosine functions. Since a computer cannot listen to or understand music like humans do, it is mathematically represented by the sound waves that make up music. As a result, sound engineers must have a rudimentary understanding of trigonometry. Trigonometry is also responsible for the excellent music these sound engineers create, which helps us decompress from our bustling, stressful lives.

If you know the angle of elevation and the distance from where you are looking at the building, you can use trigonometry to determine the height of a building or mountain. Similar to this, all you need to know is one side and one angle of the triangle if you know the value of one side and the angle of depression from the top of the building you can find and another side in the triangle.

Trigonometry used in navigation:

Trigonometry is used to establish directions like the north, south, east, and west. It also tells you which direction to point the compass in order to travel straight ahead. To locate a certain location, it is used in navigation. It is also employed to calculate the separation between a location in the sea and the shore. It is employed to view the horizon as well.

Trigonometry in criminology:

Trigonometry can be used in criminology to calculate a projectile’s trajectory, determine what may have caused a collision in a car accident, how an object fell from somewhere, or at what angle a bullet was fired, among other things.

Trigonometry in physics:

Finding the elements of vectors, modelling the mechanics of waves (both electromagnetic and physical), summarising the strength of fields, and using dot and cross products are all physics applications of trigonometry. You can use trigonometry quite a bit in projectile motion.

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