i need to know what practical uses we can get from Trigonometry
2007-06-14 01:12:34 · 7 answers · asked by spLinTer 2 in Science & Mathematics ➔ Mathematics
"Anyone who has taught trigonometry has heard these questions. Our answers usually involve Engineering applications, finding heights of buildings, surveying or maybe stock market or business cycles. "
Sorry for the crappy copy and paste job, gotta get to school soon :P
Hope that helps!
2007-06-14 01:17:51 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Wheels are an idea which is derived from the theory of tangents though the person who invented wheels wouldnt have gone through trigonometry classes.
Tangents touch the circle exactly at one point. So if the wheel of ur car is exactly circular and the road u drive is as perfect as a perfect line then you would feel a smoother drive than an aircraft.Unfortunately its not practical or rather it wouldnt be cost effective even to try for these levels of perfection.
There are many more real life applications of trigonometry. Its so high in number that one cannot write it down.
2007-06-14 01:22:38 · answer #2 · answered by friend 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
1)The practical use of trignometry is its vast application to measurement of angles.
An instrument called the sine bar is used to measure angles precisely using the simple principle of sinx = h/l
2)The astronomers use trigonometry for calculating distances to stars
3) Some geometric somes can be easily simplified using trigonometry
4)Knowing trigonometry is a must in surveying and engineering. A lot of trigonometty is used when we have to design various things.
So knowing trigonometry is important
2007-06-14 01:33:07 · answer #3 · answered by shrikant s 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
If you don't learn it, you won't ever use it for anything. But if you learn it and understand it, you'll be able to use it whenever you need to make a calculation for e.g. yardwork or room measurements or any number of other things. In other words, it's not a question of what application it "has" in our daily lives, it's a question of what application _you_ make of it once it's in your mental tool kit.
2016-04-01 07:08:02 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
It all depends upon what is involved with your daily life. If you work in a research lab or one o fthe 'technical' sciences, you'll use it every day. If you're in economics and finance, you may use it a little bit to approximate or predict financial or business cycles. If you're flippin' burgers at Micky D's............. Probably not so much ☺
Doug
2007-06-14 01:27:23 · answer #5 · answered by doug_donaghue 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
The simplest answer is anything or any object that is somehow related to circles or can be fit into a circle can take advantage of trigonometrical relations.
Good luck.
2007-06-14 01:30:17 · answer #6 · answered by ¼ + ½ = ¾ 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I apply Pythagoras' theorem when i want to walk a shorter path. As in walking down a hypotenuse(dignol) is always shorter.
2007-06-14 01:59:29 · answer #7 · answered by mishi 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋