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Re:Calculus for mathematicians (1997) [pdf] by Someone on Thursday May 28, 2015 @02:31PM (#9620122)
"So, what applications are students taught in typical trigonometric texts?"

"If a pyramid is 250 cubits high and the side of its base 360 cubits long, what is its seked?" (http://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rhind_Mathematical_Papyrus#Py...)

Well, maybe not that typical, but it is an example without any periodicity in sight.

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