Question

What does tan^2(theta) mean?

Answer 1

If\[\tan \theta = 1/3\]
what is theta

Answer 2

what exactly u wanna know about tan^2 theta ??
\(\tan \theta =1/3 \implies \theta =arctan(1/3)\)
use calculator.

Answer 3

tan theta means opposite/adjacent. So what does tan^2 theta mean?
Square of opp/adj ?

Answer 4

Yes.

Answer 5

yeas, tan^2 theta is just square of tan theta
\(\large \tan^2 \theta = (\frac{opposite}{adjacent})^2\)

Answer 6

Remember:

SOH:
\[\sin = \frac{ opposite }{ hypotenuse }\]
CAH
\[\cos = \frac{ adjacent }{ hypotenuse }\]
TOA
\[\tan = \frac{ opposite }{ adjacent }\]

Answer 7

\[\tan^2(\theta)=(\tan \theta)^2\]

Answer 8

The reason we do this is because generally you don't write parenthesis, so it allows you to quickly and easily distinguish between the slightly ambiguous notation.

\[\tan \theta^2\] and\[\tan^2 \theta\]

Answer 9

if tan^2 = (opp/adj)^2 what does 2 tan mean?