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Which trigonometric functions always have values less than 1? Explain your answer.

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Notice that the values of sine and cosine are between 0 and 1. You found them by dividing the length of a leg by the hypotenuse. The hypotenuse is the longest side, so the numerator is less than the denominator. That means the output of the sine or cosine function is always less than 1.

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