hey guys I need to solve this equation but my calculator hates me: x=14(tan 42degrees)

Question

nubeer · Answer

12.6

anonymous · Answer

That's what I got, but these are the answer choices:
3.7
11.5
3.3
4.5

anonymous · Answer

tan(14) = 0.90040404429783994512047720388537

Multiply that by 14 and you get nubeer's answer.

anonymous · Answer

I did that, but its not one of the answer choices

anonymous · Answer

Okay, so there's something we don't know.

Can you show us the source of your question?

anonymous · Answer

ya hold on

nubeer · Answer

if u r using tan then u have to use base value which is 5

anonymous · Answer

ok how to do that tho

nubeer · Answer

tan (theta) = x / 5
tan (42) *5 = x

anonymous · Answer

Okay, tan(angle) is opposite/adjacent

So opposite = tan(angle)*adjacent.

What "we didn't know" is that the adjacent length is "5".

So your answer is x = tan(42)*5

anonymous · Answer

PS: I have no idea where that "14" came from...