trigonometry

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In the years following graduation, Jenner and Pratt would team up to produce “The Princes Of Malibu,” but only after Pratt, who was attending USC, almost flunked a course in business trigonometry.

From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 27, 2026

One dude jokes, “If only I remembered any trigonometry, this would be easy.”

From Slate • Jul. 7, 2025

You know what's more difficult than advanced trigonometry?

From Salon • Apr. 9, 2024

When students fell behind in areas like algebra, gaps could go unnoticed for a year or more as they moved to subjects such as geometry or trigonometry.

From Seattle Times • Aug. 30, 2023

Norwood returned to Bermuda with his family, becoming a successful planter and devoting his leisure hours to his first love, trigonometry.

From "A Short History of Nearly Everything" by Bill Bryson