Small-angle approximation: Difference between revisions

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The following key characteristic can be derived from the above for a right triangle with sides A, B, and H, where H is the hypothenuse and A is opposite angle x:

<math>\sin x \eq= \tan x</math>

<math>\frac{A}{H} \eq= \frac{A}{Y}</math>

<math>H \eq= Y</math>