# Trigonometry graphics.....how does it all work?

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**Created:** [April 5, 2003, 10:15pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/trigonometry-graphics-how-does-it-all-work/17491 "2003-04-05T22:15:01Z")\
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**Post date:** [April 5, 2003, 10:15pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/trigonometry-graphics-how-does-it-all-work/17491/1 "2003-04-05T22:15:01Z")

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I allways hear people taking about trigonmetry (almost definatly spelt wrong) graphics, and stuff, how does all that work. I think in flash your meant to use the cos,sin and tan but how does my boring maths class link with the wonderfull world of Computer graphics…can anyone fill me in…;(