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To: BenLurkin

IMO it was recreated by the Greeks.

This is an interesting view:
http://www.abc.net.au/news/2017-08-25/babylonian-tablet-unlocks-simpler-trigonometry-mathematics/8841368
“ “This gives us a different way of looking at trigonometry. One that’s really just passed on ratios. And the beautiful thing about it is that it’s much simpler,” Dr Mansfield told AM.
“It only involves ratios, you don’t need to study trigonometry through angles: sin, cosx, tan and irrational numbers. You can do it with just ratios.” “


17 posted on 08/24/2017 8:25:50 PM PDT by mrsmith (Dumb sluts: Lifeblood of the Media, Backbone of the Democrat/RINO Party!)
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To: mrsmith

‘It only involves ratios; you don’t need to study trigonometry, sin, cosx, tan.”uh huh, NO! Sounds like Common Core Math Gibberish to me. These are the folks who bring us ‘new ways’ of doing multiplication that absolutely NO teacher can teach and NO student has a clue about.

I’m sticking with Euclid thanks.


28 posted on 08/24/2017 9:13:31 PM PDT by bboop (does not suffer fools gladly)
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