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Why is the tangent positive on quadrant III?

The tangent function is equal to the sine divided by the cosine. In quadrant III, both sin and cos are negative - and a negative divided by another negative is positive. Thus it follows that the tangent is positive in QIII.


What is a straight line that just touches a circle in one place called?

a tangent


A tangent-tangent angle intercepts two arcs that measure 135 and 225 What is the measure of the tangent-tangent angle?

45 degrees


What is the tangent of 0.47?

The tangent of 0.47 radians is about 0.508. The tangent of 0.47 degrees is about 0.00820.


Sketch a Tangent Functions?

A tangent function is a trigonometric function that describes the ratio of the side opposite a given angle in a right triangle to the side adjacent to that angle. In other words, it describes the slope of a line tangent to a point on a unit circle. The graph of a tangent function is a periodic wave that oscillates between positive and negative values. To sketch a tangent function, we can start by plotting points on a coordinate plane. The x-axis represents the angle in radians, and the y-axis represents the value of the tangent function. The period of the function is 2π radians, so we can plot points every 2π units on the x-axis. The graph of the tangent function is asymptotic to the x-axis. It oscillates between positive and negative values, crossing the x-axis at π/2 and 3π/2 radians. The graph reaches its maximum value of 1 at π/4 and 7π/4 radians, and its minimum value of -1 at 3π/4 and 5π/4 radians. In summary, the graph of the tangent function is a wave that oscillates between positive and negative values, crossing the x-axis at π/2 and 3π/2 radians, with a period of 2π radians.

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Why is the tangent positive on quadrant III?

The tangent function is equal to the sine divided by the cosine. In quadrant III, both sin and cos are negative - and a negative divided by another negative is positive. Thus it follows that the tangent is positive in QIII.


Can you graph a negative tangent?

Hellz yea


What is the degree of tangent theta equals negative three?

determine the degree of -3


What is the inverse tangent of negative one?

It is -pi/4 radians = -45 deg.


What are the zeros of the tangent function?

All positive and negative multiples of 180 degrees. (pi radians)


Is tan theta in the 3rd quadrant negative?

it is POSITIVE because tangent is said to be as OPPOSITE all over ADJACENT side of the triangle. since the opposite and adjacent sides of theta in Quadrant 3 are both negative, the quotient of two negative integers is POSITIVE. in third quadrant tanƟ= -O/-A


What degree does tan equals negative square root of 3?

The tangent function equals negative square root of 3 at angles of ( 240^\circ ) and ( 300^\circ ) in the unit circle, which correspond to ( \frac{4\pi}{3} ) and ( \frac{5\pi}{3} ) radians, respectively. These angles are located in the third and fourth quadrants, where tangent is negative.


What is negaitve slope?

You're familiar with the xy-plane. A line with negative slope is one that goes down toward the right. A curve has a negative slope at a point if the tangent line to the curve at that point has a negative slope.


What is a straight line that just touches a circle in one place called?

a tangent


How do you find whether a tangent line is vertical to a function?

A tangent line is NEVER vertical to a function. It is vertical to the normal to the function - which is as far from vertical as you can get!The graph of a function, f(x) can have a tangent at a point. Let's call the point (x0,f(x0)). If f'(x) goes to positive infinity or f'(x) goes to negative infinity as x approaches x0 then f(x) has a vertical tangent at that point.


Is the direction of the electric force on a charge is tangent to the field line?

No, the direction of the electric force on a charge is along the electric field vector and not necessarily tangent to the field line. The force on a charge will be in the same direction as the electric field if the charge is positive, and opposite if the charge is negative.


What is a common tangent?

A common tangent is a line which is tangent to two (or more) curves.