what does socahtoa mean

Here's another way I learned it:

Sin = Oh / Heck

Cos = Another / Hour

Tan = Of / Algebra

(Your mileage may vary.....)

I am guessing you are refering to the trigonometric Soh Cah Toa.

This a way people use to remember sine cosine and tangent.

Soh-Sine=$${\frac{{\mathtt{opposite}}}{{\mathtt{hypotenuse}}}}$$

Cah-Cosine=$${\frac{{\mathtt{adjacent}}}{{\mathtt{hypotenuse}}}}$$

Toa-Tangent=$${\frac{{\mathtt{opposite}}}{{\mathtt{adjacent}}}}$$

SOH, CAH, and TOA is a easy way to remember how to solve for sine, cos, and tan.

SOH = Sine.: Opposite/Hypotenuse

CAH = Cos: Adjacent/Hypotenuse

TOA = Tan: Opposite/Adjacent