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Start with an equilateral triangle with all sides of length 2 units and all angles of 60 degrees. Draw the altitude from the apex (top vertex) to the base. Since this is an equilateral triangle, it is easy to show that this line bisects the base.
So now you have a right angled triangle, with a base of 1 and a hypotenuse of 2. Therefore, by Pythagoras, its vertical height is sqrt(3).
Then tan(60) = opposite side/adjacent side = sqrt(3)/1 = 1.7321
It is probably easier if you sketch the diagrams as you go along.
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Tangent of 30 degrees is 0.5770.577
What is the angle when the tangent is 1.103333?
The inverse tangent is 0.83448691252602 degrees.
What is tangent 34 degrees in fraction form?
The tangent of 34 degrees is irrational and so cannot be written in fraction form.
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What is the tangent of 25 degrees?
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What is tangent 60degree angle of a triangle whose base 50meters and has ratios 1 2 sq root 3?
The tangent of 60 degrees is sqrt(3) = 1.732 approx. The shape or size of the triangle is irrelevant.The tangent of 60 degrees is sqrt(3) = 1.732 approx. The shape or size of the triangle is irrelevant.The tangent of 60 degrees is sqrt(3) = 1.732 approx. The shape or size of the triangle is irrelevant.The tangent of 60 degrees is sqrt(3) = 1.732 approx. The shape or size of the triangle is irrelevant.
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Yes, the sine decreases, and so does the tangent.
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Tangent of 30 degrees is 0.5770.577
What is the tangent of 28 degrees?
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Why is tangent of x degrees divided by tangent of y degrees?
The question seems to be incomplete!
What is the tangent of 26 degrees 34'?
Tangent = 0.5
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What is the angle when the tangent is 1.103333?
The inverse tangent is 0.83448691252602 degrees.
