Question

Find the value of x to the nearest tenth:
tan x degrees = 5

Answer 1

do you have a calculator?

Answer 2

Yeah I do :)

Answer 3

You can use arctan or the \(\tan^{-1}\) button for this.
"undo" the tan by taking the arctan of both sides

Answer 4

I got 78.96....so would x end up being 78.7?

Answer 5

yeah

Answer 6

Alrighty thanks! :)

Answer 7

plug it back in to check
tan(78.7 deg)=?