alleryIn the word trigonometry, the Greek root 'gon' means:
AAngles
BSides
CThree
DMeasure
Answer & Solution
Correct answer: B. Sides
1. The word is built from three Greek roots.
2. The middle root names what is counted.
3. Gon means sides.
_Source: syllabus Mathematics, Chapter 8, Introduction to Trigonometry._
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