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Algebra

SOHCAHTOA

The mnemonic every student remembers — sin, cos and tan from a right triangle.

The mnemonic that pins all three trig ratios in your head.

Decoded

  • SOH — Sin = Opposite / Hypotenuse
  • CAH — Cos = Adjacent / Hypotenuse
  • TOA — Tan = Opposite / Adjacent
Try it

Right triangle, opposite=3, hypotenuse=5. Find sin θ.

sin θ = 3/5 = 0.6.