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OpenStudy (deadshot):

What ratio best describes the tangent function?

OpenStudy (tkhunny):

\(\dfrac{sine}{cosine}\)

OpenStudy (anonymous):

Well, by tangent, do you mean the ratio of sine to cosine like \(\tan(x)\) (like @tkhunny wrote?) or are you referring to the tangent line of a function like the one that only touches a function at one spot?

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