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The definition, in terms of the sides of a right angled triangle, is very restrictive since it defines tangent only for angles in the interval (0, pi/2) radians = (0, 90) degrees. However, the function is actually defined for all numbers.
So, the tangent of an angle is best defined by the ratio of the sine and cosine of the angle for any angle other than an odd multiple of pi/2.
If the angle is x radians, then
sin(x) = x - x^3/3! + x^5/5! - x^7/7! + ...
cos(x) = 1 - x^2/2! + x^4/4! - x^6/6! + ...
and then
tan(x) = sin(x)/cos(x).
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A tangent-tangent angle intercepts two arcs that measure 149 and 211 What is the measure of the tangent-tangent angle?
31 degrees
A tangent-tangent angle intercepts two arcs that measure 124 and 236 What is the measure of the tangent-tangent angle?
236-124/2=56 degrees
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
How do you find the tan angle of 4900 and 19600?
Although you haven't expressed it too clearly in your question, I think what you may belooking for is the angle whose tangent is 4,900, and the angle whose tangent is 19,600 .The problem is that the tangent of 89 degrees is about 57.3, and every numberfrom 57.3 all the way up to 'infinity' is the tangent of an angle somewhere in thatlast degree, between 89 and 90 . . . They really bunch up in there !4,900 is the tangent of 89.9883 degrees. (rounded)19,600 is the tangent of 89.9971 degrees. (rounded)
How do you find the angle of a slope?
its the tangent of the angle the slope makes with the x-axis
Where is the tangent secant angle on a circle?
The tangent secant angle is the angle between the tangent to a circle and the secant, when the latter is extended.
A tangent-tangent angle intercepts two arcs that measure 149 and 211 What is the measure of the tangent-tangent angle?
31 degrees
A tangent-tangent angle intercepts two arcs that measure 135 and 225 What is the measure of the tangent-tangent angle?
45 degrees
A tangent-tangent angle intercepts two arcs that measure 164 and 196 What is the measure of the tangent-tangent angle?
196-164/2= 16
A tangent-tangent angle intercepts two arcs that measure 124 and 236 What is the measure of the tangent-tangent angle?
236-124/2=56 degrees
How do you calculate tangent of an angle?
the tangent of an angle is equal to the length of the opposite side from the angle divided by the length of the side adjacent to the angle.
What type of angle is formed by a tangent and a radius?
The angle between the radius and the tangent is a right angle of 90 degrees.
If you have the tangent of an angle as .171 What degree does this equal?
If the tangent of the angle is [0.171], then the angle is approximately [9.704 degrees] (rounded)
Why does the tangent of a particular angle always have the same value?
Because the tangent is a function of with the angle as its argument.
What is the angle when the tangent is 1.103333?
The inverse tangent is 0.83448691252602 degrees.
The tangent of an angle equals the ratio of the?
Sine of the angle to its cosine.
What is the formula in getting a tangent?
For a right angle triangle: tangent = opposite/adjacent
