Trigonometryeasy · Past Paper
What is the ratio of the side opposite to the angle theta to the hypotenuse in a right-angled triangle?
ACosine
BTangent
CSine
DSecant
✓ Correct Answer: C — Sine
By definition, the sine ratio is the length of the perpendicular (opposite side) divided by the hypotenuse.
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