Tangent Ratio:
The length ratio of the legs of a right triangle is called the
tangent ratio.
Consider the right triangle:
The tangent ratio is defined as:
abbreviated as:
The tangent of an angle depends only on the measure of the
angle. There is a chart that shows the values of trigonometric
functions for angles between 0° and 90°.
ex.
given the triangle:
Find the angle q.
ex.
Find the opposite side with q =
35°
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