Look at the triangle.

A right angle triangle is shown with hypotenuse equal to 10 centimeters. An acute angle of the triangle is labeled as x°. The side adjacent to the acute angle has length 6 centimeters and the side opposite to the acute angle has length 8 centimeters.

What is the value of tan x°?

8 ÷ 6

6 ÷ 10

10 ÷ 6

8 ÷ 10

Question

Look at the triangle.
 
A right angle triangle is shown with hypotenuse equal to 10 centimeters. An acute angle of the triangle is labeled as x°. The side adjacent to the acute angle has length 6 centimeters and the side opposite to the acute angle has length 8 centimeters.

What is the value of tan x°?

8 ÷ 6

6 ÷ 10

10 ÷ 6

8 ÷ 10

campbell_st · Answer

tan(x) = opposite/adjacent

so use the information in the question to get the ratio