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The magic of trigonometry

Tim Harford interviews Matt Parker on his latest book 鈥楲ove Triangle鈥�.

You might have found it boring in school maths classes, but Matt Parker thinks we should all learn to love trigonometry.

The 鈥楲ove Triangle鈥� author talks to Tim Harford about the maths used in GPS, architecture and special effects.

Presenter: Tim Harford
Producer: Debbie Richford
Series Producer: Tom Colls
Production Co-ordinator: Brenda Brown
Sound Mix: Nigel Appleton
Editor: Richard Vadon

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