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Figure 1
Reorienting the triangle such that the side OP coincides with the x-axis, we obtain this figure
(figure 2)
Note that the angles (s+t) and -(s+t) are complementary angles (if you add them up, the result
is
or 90 degrees). If they are complementary, the sine of one of them equals the cosine
Note that
s and s are complementary angles (if you add them up, you get
or 90 degrees).
So, the sine of the of one of them equals the cosine of the other and vice-versa. Thus, cos(