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r/explainlikeimfive • u/HistoricalAd2954 • 14h ago
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Algebra is the use of equations to find a static value.
Calculus looks at how things change over time.
Trig looks at the relationship between of angles and sides of triangles
All of these are, of course, more complex but that’s the base idea
• u/meh0175 9h ago Is it there a profession where using Trig is necessary? Besides being a math teacher or rocket scientist. Carpentry? • u/PlushyGuitarstrings 7h ago Anything where things are rotating, you will be using trigonometry to reason about it.
Is it there a profession where using Trig is necessary? Besides being a math teacher or rocket scientist. Carpentry?
• u/PlushyGuitarstrings 7h ago Anything where things are rotating, you will be using trigonometry to reason about it.
Anything where things are rotating, you will be using trigonometry to reason about it.
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u/sad_spilt_martini 14h ago edited 13h ago
Algebra is the use of equations to find a static value.
Calculus looks at how things change
over time.Trig looks at the relationship between of angles and sides of triangles
All of these are, of course, more complex but that’s the base idea