Sine and cosine have a simple geometric interpretation, as x and y values of a point on the unit circle.
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Comments
While the \( \sin \) and \( \cos \) functions take an angle as input, they can be used to describe
sinusoidal signals like \( \sin(\omega t) \), with \( \omega = 2\pi f \), where \( f \) is the
frequency of the signal. The period of such a signal corresponds to
\( \omega T = 2\pi \), i.e., \( T = \frac{1}{f} \).
Comments
While the \( \sin \) and \( \cos \) functions take an angle as input, they can be used to describe sinusoidal signals like \( \sin(\omega t) \), with \( \omega = 2\pi f \), where \( f \) is the frequency of the signal. The period of such a signal corresponds to \( \omega T = 2\pi \), i.e., \( T = \frac{1}{f} \).