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OpenStudy (anonymous):

Find the value of tan θ for the angle shown.

OpenStudy (anonymous):

OpenStudy (anonymous):

@mebs

OpenStudy (anonymous):

all are tan O -sqrt33/4 -4sqrt33/33 -4/7 -sqrt33/7

OpenStudy (anonymous):

recll that tan 0 is = opp/ adjacent so if your circle looks like this. |dw:1373830138776:dw| what is the opposite and what is the adjacent.

OpenStudy (anonymous):

opposite is 4 and adj is sqrt33

OpenStudy (anonymous):

yes so it looks like \[\frac{ -4 }{ \sqrt{33} }\] now remove the radical by multiplying the top and bottom by \[\sqrt{33}\]

OpenStudy (anonymous):

what do you get?

OpenStudy (anonymous):

-.69

OpenStudy (anonymous):

no it looks like this \[\frac{ -4 }{ \sqrt{33} } \times \frac{ \sqrt{33} }{ \sqrt{33} }\]

OpenStudy (anonymous):

thats what I did on the calculator and thats the answer

OpenStudy (anonymous):

what do you get don't use decimals drop your calculator.

OpenStudy (anonymous):

oh man.... to get the exact value never use calculators.

OpenStudy (anonymous):

oh ok

OpenStudy (anonymous):

4sqrt33/33?

OpenStudy (anonymous):

-4sqrt33/33?

OpenStudy (anonymous):

yes that is right.

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