Tangent Ratio

Tangent Ratio:

The length ratio of the legs of a right triangle is called the tangent ratio.

Consider the right triangle:

$12tan1$

The tangent ratio is defined as:

$12tan2$

abbreviated as:

$12tan3$

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 0Â° and 90Â°.

ex.

given the triangle:

$12tan4$

Find the angle q.

$12tan5$

ex.Â

$12tan6$

Find the opposite side with q = 35Â°

$12tan7$

Subject:

Geometry [1]

Subject X2:

Geometry [1]