What is a good way to remember the sine, cosine and tangent rules of a triangle?

If you are trying to find the sine of an angle, remember: SOH

The sine of an angle (S)= the length of the opposite side (O) / the length of the hypotenuse (H)

If you are trying to find the cosine of an angle, remember: 

The cosine of an angle (C) = the length of the adjacent side (A) / the length of the hypotenuse (H)

If you are trying to find the tangent of an angle, remember: TOA

The tangent of an angle (T) = the length of the opposite side (O) / the length of the adjacent side (A)

When you put all three rules together it makes: SOH CAH TOA 

Some simple mnemonics to remember this is: 

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