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in a right trianlge the tangent is the ratio of Opposite/Adjacent

cosine is Adjacent/Hypotenuse

sine is Opposite/Hypotenuse

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The tangent of an angle equals the ratio of the?

Sine of the angle to its cosine.


He tangent of an angle equals the ratio of the?

opposite/ adjacent


What is the definition of the tangent ratio for a right triangle?

The tangent ratio for a right angle triangle is opposite/adjacent.


What is a angle with a tangent ratio of 0.9325?

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When you say Tangent of 30 equals -6.40 does the -6.40 represent the length or angle of something else?

In a right triangle, the tangent of an angle other than the right angle is the ratio of the length of the side opposite the angle over the length of the side adjacent to the angle (the side between the angle and the right angle).


What ratio relates the length of the leg opposite the angle in question to the length of the leg adjacent to the angle?

This ratio is the tangent of the angle.If the triangle is a right angled triangle and the angle in question is not the right angle, then it is the tangent of the angle in question.


What is the ratio of the tangent of an angle?

Opposite divided by adjacent


What is the tangent side of triangle?

There can be no tangent side. The tangent of an angle, in a right angled triangle, is a ratio of the lengths of two sides.


What angle is the ratio of the opposite leg length to the adjacent leg length?

Its Tangent, APEX "The tangent of an angle is the ratio of the opposite leg length to the adjacent leg length."


How do you calculate the base of the right triangle given the height and the opposite angle?

By using the tangent ratio of: opposite/tangent angle = adjacent which is the base


What is the tangent ratio of angle y?

tan y = 20/15


What is tangent times pie?

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