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Math - why cos(0) is equal 1?
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Explaination why cos(0)=1 requires to refer to the function definition.
cos(α) has been defined as:
Lets suppose that: alpha angle goes to zero (α -> 0) and adjacent side is constant (b = const).
It causes: opposite side goes to zero too (a -> 0) and hypotenuse side goes to adjacent side (h -> b). When angle is equal to 0 and b is equal to h then b divided by h is equal to 1. It means cos(0) is equal to 1 acording to above definition.
Simple visualisation is presented on below picture:
