Because it’s a unit circle.
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ryannathans@aussie.zone 4 days ago
Why is it 1
Wolf314159@startrek.website 4 days ago
Swedneck@discuss.tchncs.de 3 days ago
for the same reason that rulers start with 1, it would be utterly pointless to use anything else.
ryannathans@aussie.zone 3 days ago
Your ruler starts with 1? How do you measure stuff between 0 and 1?
Swedneck@discuss.tchncs.de 3 days ago
those are unlabeled, have you ever seen a ruler?
mexicancartel@lemmy.dbzer0.com 3 days ago
Zero is not unlabelled lol
ryannathans@aussie.zone 3 days ago
I am fascinated, can you show a picture
F04118F@feddit.nl 4 days ago
It was freely chosen for simplicity.
If you choose another R, the other sides (x and y) become Rcos(th) and Rsin(th)
I don’t understand what is harmful about the unity circle either.