Question

can you find tangent from knowing what the cosine and sine are?? if so how?

Answer 1

We know that
\[\tan x= \frac{\sin x}{\cos x}\]

Answer 2

@cowgirltough did you understand?

Answer 3

I think so. this might sound silly but what do the x stand for?

Answer 4

x is the angle

Answer 5

@cowgirltough no question is silly !
x= angle

Answer 6

if you have sin= 3/5
and cos =4/5
then what's tan ?

Answer 7

oh my this is probably way wrong but is it 3/4?

Answer 8

it'r right, it's so simple that we may feel that we are wrong ;)
so tan of that angle is 3/4
good work:D

Answer 9

oh thank you!! (:

Answer 10

you're welcome:D