Question

in the diagram below, use the tangent function to find a to the nearest hundredth.

Answer 1

is it 6.40 ?

Answer 2

@10115658

Answer 3

Hey I can help

Answer 4

sure!

Answer 5

I think you would do Tan 32º x a = 4

Answer 6

i still get x=6.40

Answer 7

and a=0.15 ?

Answer 8

@jackmullen55

Answer 9

ok hold on then

Answer 10

8.34 is my answer?

Answer 11

@jackmullen55

Answer 12

Yeah that looks right

Answer 13

but where did you get 40 and 7 from?

Answer 14

Those are example problems

Answer 15

okay thats what i thought. my answer is not 8.34 then

Answer 16

Try plugging in the values for this current problem

Answer 17

i thought my problem would be 4*tan(58)=x

Answer 18

which would give me 6.40

Answer 19

where as the tan(58)*x=4 would give me 2.49

Answer 20

Did you remember to put in the degrees symbol?

Answer 21

yes. let me show you what i did based on your steps.