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The first recorded use of trigonometry came from the Hellenistic mathematician ________________.

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William Rowan Hamilton

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Hipparchus

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Newton

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Bartholomaeus Pitiscus

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Solution

The correct option is C Hipparchus
The first recorded use of trigonometry came from the Hellenistic mathematician Hipparchus.
So, option B is correct.

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