Question

someone please help me!
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Answer 1

HI!!

Answer 2

do you know what the tangent of x is ?

Answer 3

In the triangle, the hypotenuse has no length given.
The legs are 15 and 8 units long.
For angle x, which leg is the adjacent leg and which leg is the opposite leg?

Answer 4

no, Im completely lost on the subject

Answer 5

hmmm

Answer 6

have you learnt the rule for right triangles?

Answer 7

my friend iz you need to know all the trig ratios
\[\tan(x)=\frac{opposite}{adjacent}\]
\[\sin(x)=\frac{opposite}{hypotenuse}\]
\[\cos(x)=\frac{adjacent}{hypotenuse}\]

Answer 8

Any triangle has 3 sides.
A right triangle, obviously, also has 3 sides.
In a right triangle, the sides have special names.
The longest side, opposite the right angle, is called the hypotenuse.
The two sides that form the right angle are called legs.

Answer 9

Do you follow so far?

Answer 10

commit that to memory
or tattoo it on your left arm perhaps

Answer 11

we will use tan, right?

Answer 12

When we deal with trig functions, we need to distinguish between the two legs, so we give each leg a name based on the angle we are interested in.

Answer 13

yes you will

Answer 14

Now let's say we are interested in the acute angle at the left marked A.

Answer 15

For angle A, the bottom leg is close by.
It is next to angle A.
It is called the "adjacent" leg.

For angle A, the right leg is far away.
It is opposite angle A.
It is called the "opposite" leg.

Answer 16

The tangent function is the ratio of the lengths of the opposite leg to the adjacent leg.

Answer 17

Now look at your problem.
The triangle is turned in a different direction, but the same concept applies.