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The tangent of an angle theta is defined as sine(theta) divided by cosine(theta). Since the sine and cosine are Y and X on the unit circle, then tangent(theta) is Y divided by X.

The tangent of a function at a point is the line going through that point which has slope equal to the first deriviative of the function at that point.

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