Question

Find the value of tan θ for the angle shown.

Answer 1

@tcarroll010

Answer 2

ok...you see that other angle?the left small one?

Answer 3

yeah

Answer 4

360-that one=theta

Answer 5

so its idk, i get what your saying but im still confused

Answer 6

let us call that angle x,then tanx=opp.side by/adjacent side..ok?

Answer 7

ok

Answer 8

adjacent side=5.0 units

Answer 9

i feel like its -4/7 for the answer, either that or -4sqrt33/7

Answer 10

the answer for tan theta?

Answer 11

what will be sqrt.33?

Answer 12

can we approximate it to 5?

Answer 13

my options for answers are
-sqrt33/4
-4sqrt33/7
-4/7
-sqrt33/7

Answer 14

k.let me finish my way of work then we will compare it..okay?

Answer 15

thats totally cool

Answer 16

please explain it all to me so i understand it because im totally lost

Answer 17

I will

Answer 18

yay

Answer 19

Actually this has really messy calculations so I will explain the path

Answer 20

ok

Answer 21

You got the point of 360-that angle=theta?

Answer 22

yes, but what is that angle

Answer 23

thats what we are getting to

Answer 24

ok

Answer 25

let it be x.then we have to find the length of line segment from 5 to (sqrt 33,-4)

Answer 26

ok

Answer 27

then tanx=line segment length/5

Answer 28

then x=tan inverse(line seg lt./5)

Answer 29

\[360-x=theta

Answer 30

yep

Answer 31

got it??

Answer 32

yeah

Answer 33

there may be other ways(easy) but that all I can give now..

Answer 34

so whats the answer out of the four there are?

Answer 35

For that we must do those calculations..Hope you can do that..:)

Answer 36

My calculations give x=38.66