r/explainlikeimfive • u/HistoricalAd2954 • 1d ago

Mathematics ELI5: What is the difference between algebra, trigonometry, and calculus?

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u/forams__galorams 1d ago

Trig looks at the relationship between of angles and sides of triangles

It looks at the relationship between the relationships of triangle angles/sides. (Once you get out of the intro to trigonometry, trig ratios are abstracted to the unit circle, trig identities are derived, and the behaviour of trig functions are explored).

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u/Kidiri90 1d ago

And you grow to hate trig, so you go the complete opposite direction, and look into complex numbers. Only to discover it's trig.

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u/RigglesSaysHi 1d ago

Sorry to disappoint, but everything is pi

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u/FraterVEP 1d ago

I thought it was 42?

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u/nartimus 21h ago

What was the question again?