Find the missing value to the nearest hundredth. tan__=26 None of my answer choices align with 26? help?

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ashleyisakitty · Answer

The answer choices are:
89.08, 87.80, 64.56 and 61.94 but according to my calculations none of them fit with 26

freethinker · Answer

maybe it is an inverse tangent = 26

anonymous · Answer

Make sure your calculator is in degree mode.

freethinker · Answer

and of course that too, like what @SACAPUNTAS said

ashleyisakitty · Answer

I dont have a graphing calculator, i only use wolffram.

freethinker · Answer

remember that tangent means the ratio of y and x 
y/x

ashleyisakitty · Answer

?? any further assistance? :x How can i figure it out without being able to turn my graping into degrees?

shamil98 · Answer

tan 87.80 = 26

ranga · Answer

shamil98 · Answer

I used my scientific calculator, and that's the result. @Ashleyisakitty

shamil98 · Answer

wolfram has it too, just dont click enter ;P

ashleyisakitty · Answer

really? i got -0.1

shamil98 · Answer

it gives the quicksearch answer i believe.

shamil98 · Answer

if you dont press enter

ashleyisakitty · Answer

sometimes it does, not for this in particular, thanks everyone.

ashleyisakitty · Answer

Any ideas on what sin__=8/40 would be? How to get it?

shamil98 · Answer

sin x = 8/40?

ashleyisakitty · Answer

yes

ranga · Answer

8/40 = 0.2.  Look up inverse sign of 0.2

shamil98 · Answer

yeah

ranga · Answer

i meant sin not sign

shamil98 · Answer

sin ^-1 = 8/40
sin = 11.5369

ranga · Answer

answer in degrees

freethinker · Answer

freethinker · Answer

like I said earlier, inverse tangent (arctan)