Question

Which mathematician used the lengths of the chords created by the position of the Sun during the seasons to create a table of sine values?

Muhammad ibn Musa al-Kwarizmi
Euclid
Hipparchus
Leonhard Euler

Answer 1

I got this wrong...but it's Hipparchus.

Answer 2

Hipparchus is the correct option.

Explanation:

Hipparchus of Nicaea was a Greek astronomer, geographer, and mathematician. He is considered the founder of trigonometry.

" As Trigonometry was a significant innovation, because it allowed Greek astronomers to solve any triangle, and made it possible to make quantitative astronomical models and predictions using their preferred geometric techniques "

Hipparchus was the mathematician who used the lengths of the chords created by the position of the Sun during the seasons to create a table of sine values.

Hence, Hipparchus is the correct answer.