When you do the sine of an angle does that value have units?

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Meaning sin(10degrees) = 0.174 does 0.174 have units?

2007-05-14 13:49:14 · 4 answers · asked by aapp04 1 in Science & Mathematics ➔ Mathematics

length divided by length = 1.

2007-05-14 13:52:18 · answer #1 · answered by Mark 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋

No, because it's a ratio of the length of the opposite to the length of the tangent, so the units cancel each other out.

2007-05-14 13:52:52 · answer #2 · answered by TychaBrahe 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋

the value of trig functions do not have any units associated with them.

2007-05-14 13:53:12 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋

No. Trig functions are pure ratios, and have no units.

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2007-05-14 14:55:39 · answer #4 · answered by krazykyngekorny 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋