Question

What is Tan (A) for the triangle shown?

Answer 1

@newtoos

Answer 2

Do you not think that you would feel better if instead of waiting here fro someone else to answer you made a simple effort yourself?

the calculation is spelt out in MY answer above - it will take you 20 secs to do it if you can be bothered

Answer 3

I dont understand this stuff at all i haven't used tan its new and my teacher expects us to learn it overnight

Answer 4

If someone gives the answer you STILL will not have used tan

I gave you the way to get the answer in my first reply.

TanA = opposite/ hypotenuse

Answer 5

What is opposite stand for?

Answer 6

it would be ?/29

Answer 7

I am REALLY sorry - I am wrong above!
Ignore ALL above posts

Tan A = Opposite/adjacent

Identify the side which is OPPOSITE to A
Identify the side which is adjacent to A (and is NOT the hypotenuse)

divide opposite by adjacent to get TanA

Answer 8

is opposite 20 and adjacent 21

Answer 9

Yes - good
now divide them

Answer 10

20/21 would be the answer since all the answer choices are in fraction

Answer 11

is that one of your options?

It is correct

Answer 12

yes 20/21 is an option so is 21/20

Answer 13

but you have correctly identified the Opposite , and the Adjacent - your answer above is correct

Answer 14

ok. Just so you know the guy i tagged messaged me before he gave me the answer on that question and told me how to get to that point then typed the answer in their so i could give him a medal

Answer 15

Just remember the angle you are dealing with - the Opposite is evidently opposite the angle, the adjacent is the side adjacent but NOT the hypotenuse, and the hypotenuse is the longest side

(in your other question a^2+b^c= c^2 c is always the hypotenuse)