Question

tan 120 degrees

Answer 1

use a reference angle to find the exact value for tan 120 degrees

Answer 2

What is the reference angle for 120 degrees?

Answer 3

60?

Answer 4

What is the tangent of 60 degrees?

Answer 5

i don't understand how to figure that out

Answer 6

Draw a 30-60-90 triangle. Label the sides and angles. Use the fact that tangent is side opp over side adj

Answer 7

what are the sides labeled

Answer 8

so tan is 1/sqaure root 3

Answer 9

Yes. That is the tangent of 30 but you are trying to find the tangent of 60

Answer 10

so the tan of 60 is sqaure root of 3