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OpenStudy (anonymous):

help please will fan and give medals

OpenStudy (anonymous):

OpenStudy (anonymous):

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OpenStudy (anonymous):

Hi @deshawn1 I would love to help.

OpenStudy (anonymous):

ok thank you

OpenStudy (anonymous):

ok

OpenStudy (anonymous):

Ok so we can use something called SOH-CAH-TOA to represent SOH: sinAngle or sin(Theta) = Opposite/Hypotenuse CAH: cosAngle or cos(Theta) = Adjacent/Hypotenuse TOA: tanAngle or tan(Theta) = Opposite./Adjacent And for this problem we are looking for the Tangent or tan(Angle), which is tan(B) which is the angle ABC in this case. The opposite side to B is 8 The Adjacent side to B is 15 Given this information, I would like you to take a guess at what ratio (quotient) you would use to get the tanB.

OpenStudy (anonymous):

SOH-CAH-TOA is something you should memorize as you will never forget how to calculate these in the future!

OpenStudy (anonymous):

idk i think the answer is c t

OpenStudy (anonymous):

to

OpenStudy (anonymous):

Ok so since we are looking for the tanB, we need to use the TOA part. Tangent = Opposite/Adjacent. Since we know Angle B has the parts: Opp = 8 and Adj = 15, then the tanB = 8/15

OpenStudy (anonymous):

ok i get it a little now

OpenStudy (anonymous):

Opp = Opposite (Side directly across)|dw:1404936902532:dw| Adj = Adjacent (Longest side that is NOT the Hypotenuse) Hyp = Hypotenuse (Longest Side)

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