Question

The tangent of an angle is the ratio of the adjacent side over the opposite side
true or false

Answer 1

Not quite..

\[\large \tan\theta = \frac{opposite}{adjacent}\]

Answer 2

- in a right-angled triangle

Answer 3

Try to remember

\[\large SOH-CAH-TOA\]

Some
Old (sin = opposite / hypotenuse)
Horse

Caught
Another (cos = adjacent / hypotenuse)
Horse

Tripping
On (tan = opposite / adjacent)
Acid