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bloss95 said
on 1/6/2009 In response to Shivaree89's comment...i think they made a mistake there. i m an 8th grade algebra student and i believe Cos = Adjacent/Hypotenuse. I just started the Lesson so i m not sure.
shivaree89 said
on 10/21/2007 SOH CAH TOA!
Sin = Opposite/hypotenuse
Cos = Opposite/hypotenuse
Tan = Opposite/adjacent
Anonymous said
on 8/22/2006 I was taught to remember:
s=o/h, c=a/h, t=o/a,
by remembering the great Indian Chief (SOHCAHTOA)
Anonymous said
on 6/30/2006 I sometimes use this to remember, but you have to remember that it goes Sine, Cosine, Tangent:
Oh, Hell (Opposite over Hypotenuse)
Another Hour (Adjacent over Hypotenuse)
Of Algebra (Opposite over Adjacent)
Anonymous said
on 12/16/2005 Some Of Her (sine=o/h) Children Are Having (cosine=a/h) Trouble Over Algebra (tangent=o/a).
Anonymous said
on 11/22/2005 Another helpful mnemonic for remembering these trigonometry functions is "Some old horse caught another horse taking oats away."
"Some Old Horse" stands for S O H which stands for "Sine Opposite Hypotenuse."
"Caught Another Horse" or C A H is short for "Cosine Adjacent Hypotenuse." "Taking Oats Away" or T O A means "Tangent Opposite Adjacent."