Circles within circles - Trigonometry

The vertical and horizontal projections of a point moving in a circle provide familiar sine and cosine behaviour. What does it look like if you project onto more directions?

 

Ben Sparks —

 
Resource Type
Activity
Tags
animated  circle  cosine  illusion  line  projection  sine  straight  trigonometry 
Target Group (Age)
3 – 19+
Language
English
 
 
 
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