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The saga continues....

sorry for my absence, tumblr i being a BITCH and not letting me post from my phone. anyways.... trig, huh.

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They're continuing to search for a square with the same area as the circle, as efforts to construct one have run into difficulties.

Unit Circle [Explained]

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[White Hat, Ponytail, Miss Lenhart, Cueball, and Megan are standing in a field. White Hat stands behind Ponytail who is holding a notebook and taking notes while looking down at Miss Lenhart who is kneeling and holding her hands on a circular object with the radius marked on it. The radius is pointing away from her towards Cueball standing on the other side. He is holding a large caliper-like measuring instrument with the two arms poised over the object ready to measure its diameter. Behind him Megan is taking a photo of the object with her phone turned sideways.]

[Caption below the panel:] Math breakthrough: Dimensional analysts have discovered a real unit circle. Once they measure it, units can finally be added to all our geometry textbooks.

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One Circle to Rule Them All

Ever wonder why mathematicians and physicists are so obsessed with the Unit Circle?

It’s not just a shape; it’s the ultimate cheat sheet for the universe.

By simply setting the radius exactly to 1, an entire world of trigonometry unlocks.

Every single (x, y) coordinate on the edge of this circle corresponds perfectly to (cos θ, sin θ). No complex formulas needed, just pure, elegant geometry.

From the clean fractions of π radians to the familiar degrees, this single diagram bridges the gap between algebra and the physical world.

Whether you're calculating the aerodynamic trajectory of a rocket, mapping out a mechanical system, or just trying to ace calculus, this is your map.

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HAPPY PI DAY!

For this year's celebratory pattern I wanted to tackle a dream project of mine: stitching a functional unit circle. The French knots (all 100 of them!) around the lower circle represent the coordinates of each point (sans radicals and negative signs), and the upper circle shows how sine and cosine can be found by following a point around a circle's circumference.

[pattern here] [previous pi day patterns here]