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An Even Simpler Proof of the Right-Hand Rule

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  • 1. Mathnasium of Rosemont, PA

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We present a trigonometric proof of the right-hand rule. 

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The issue of The College Mathematics Journal which contains this article is officially dated May 2015, but the issue was not published until October 2015. The article may also be found for free at https://www.academia.edu/18549734/An_Even_Simpler_Proof_of_the_Right-Hand_Rule

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