Trigonometric functions - Wikipedia For an angle which, measured in degrees, is a multiple of three, the exact trigonometric values of the sine and the cosine may be expressed in terms of square roots These values of the sine and the cosine may thus be constructed by ruler and compass
Sines - Clark University Therefore, as stated before, the sine of an angle is half the chord of twice the angle The point of this is just to show that sines are all that difficult to understand