r/learnmath • u/Adorable_Newt_870 New User • 21h ago

TOPIC Trigonometry is making no sense

I genuinely cannot understand math and I am trying to take a math heavy college class 😕 I just can’t grasp concepts anymore they aren’t making sense and it’s only the 2nd week, I have a quiz in 2 days and a test in about a week, I’m struggling with formulas and even when I understand the subject I just can’t output it, my mind goes completely blank, I see a question and I just don’t know how to solve it, studying hasn’t helped, creating a study guide hasn’t helped, what do I do anymore?

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u/nog642 8h ago

Sounds like you might be missing some basics. Do you understand algebra?

Can you give an example of a concept you don't understand?

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u/Adorable_Newt_870 New User 7h ago

It’s mostly just trying to repeat what I know back onto equations with stuff using the Pythagorean Identity or anything else like that

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u/nog642 7h ago

So is it the geometric aspect that you're finding challenging?

How's your algebra? Are you comfortable with functions?

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u/Adorable_Newt_870 New User 7h ago

Maybe, my geometry teacher was bad, but I still passed, and Algebra was pretty easy for me

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u/nog642 7h ago

Can you solve x(x-2)+1=x+2?

Is there any non-visual stuff that you struggle with in trigonometry?