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Why are sine and cosine ratios always less than 1?

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The simple explanation is that the hypotenuse and sides of a right triangle are always shorter than one another. Therefore, any side's to any hypotenuse's ratio will never be greater than 1. The figure is no longer a triangle when the angle is 0 or 90 degrees because one of the sides vanishes and the other side lines up with the hypotenuse. For this reason, sin and cosine have values of 0 or 1 in these extreme situations.

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