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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°.
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given the triangle:
Find the angle q.
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Find the opposite side with q = 35°
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