2006-09-04 19:32:38 · 9 answers · asked by Anonymous in Science & Mathematics ➔ Mathematics
Trigonometry is used in every engineering discipline, and in the sciences - especially physics. The easiest example would be force equilibrium on a bridge where each support is at a different angle. The trigonometric functions are useful in approaching waves/cyclic patterns. So things like light, microwaves, radiowaves, computers, etc are all modelled based on trigonometric functions.
2006-09-04 19:43:59 · answer #1 · answered by Scott S 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Hi
You use it when you want to find the position, location, distance,speed and stress on materials of things.
And the Application are endless;
But to name a few :
astronomy
building contruction
art
photography
air and boat navigation.
Land Surveying
Computer graphics and games
electronic circuits designs
City planning
plumbing and pipes
Car & Engine designs
Machine Shop and Manufacturing
Miltary and the Armed Forces ( How do you think GPS works? and they find there way around the battlefield)
Mapmaking { F.Y.I. - That was how Mount Everst , the World's highest mountain was both discovered, located on a map and it height was calulated using trigonometery even thu, the men who were mapping India, never climb it or even went there. - Read "The Mapmakers" for the story }
Archeology
Just to name a few.
2006-09-05 18:43:29 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
The best concept in trigonometry is the Pythygorean theorem. If a ladder is placed at an angle against a wall, how tall will it reach?
2006-09-09 01:16:26 · answer #3 · answered by _anonymous_ 4 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Want to know how high something is, such as an antenna tower or a building or a tree? Interested in finding out how wide that river is without running a measuring line across with a boat? Little stuff like that.
2006-09-05 02:45:50 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
There are an enormous number of applications of trigonometry:
- astronomy (of particular value is the technique of triangulation which is used in astronomy to measure the distance to nearby stars)
-in geography to measure distances between landmarks
-in satellite navigation systems
-navigation, on the oceans, in aircraft, and in space
-music theory
-acoustics
-optics
-analysis of financial markets
-electronics
-medical imaging (CAT scans and ultrasound)
-chemistry
-number theory (and hence cryptology)
-seismology
-meteorology
-oceanography
-land surveying
-geodesy
-architecture and any type of engineering works
-phonetics
-computer graphics
-cartography
-crystallography
and many many more
2006-09-05 03:30:20 · answer #5 · answered by Lutfor 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Trigonometry is used to find the height of SKYSCRAPERS
2006-09-05 02:49:36 · answer #6 · answered by king_gauth 1 · 1⤊ 0⤋
The most obvious is Land Surveying
2006-09-05 02:41:33 · answer #7 · answered by me 7 · 0⤊ 1⤋
architecture
2006-09-05 04:14:23 · answer #8 · answered by jalaj 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋
here: http://aleph0.clarku.edu/~djoyce/java/trig/apps.html
2006-09-05 03:12:43 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋