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The tangent of infinity is undefined because it is not a real number. The tangent function is defined as the ratio of the side opposite a given angle to the side adjacent to the angle in a right triangle. Since infinity is an abstract concept which has no physical representation, it is not possible to measure the sides of a triangle with an infinite length. Therefore, the tangent of infinity is undefined.
David Denton
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∙ 15y agoTangent (like most trig functions) is an oscillating function, and it has no limit as it approaches infinity.
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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.
Why can tangent values be greater than 1 but sine and cosine values cannot be greater than 1?
Sine and cosine cannot be greater than 1 because they are the Y and X values of a point on the unit circle. Tangent, on the other hand, is sine over cosine, so its domain is (-infinity,+infinity), with an asymptote occurring every odd pi/2.
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.
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.
What is the tangent of 90?
Infinity.
What does the tangent of an arc tangent of Y give or is equal to?
It is Y.
What are the domains of sine cosine and tangent?
The domain of a function is the set of values of the independent variable for which the function is valid. In practice, this is the allowable values of X or, in this case, theta. The sine and cosine functions have a domain of all numbers from negative infinity to positive infinity. The tangent function, however, is sine(theta) / cosine(theta). Cosine(theta) has value of zero at theta equal to pi / 2, 3pi/2, 5pi/2, ... in the positive direction, and -pi/2, -3pi/2, -5pi/2, ... As a result, tangent(theta) is undefined at these values, so the domain of tangent is all numbers from negative infinity to positive infinity except all numbers n pi/2 where n is odd.
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.
What does 330 times infinity equal?
It is still infinity.
What is one tangent equal to?
Tangent is a function that can have any real value. Therefore one tangent can take any value in (-∞, ∞).
What are the asymptotes of a linear function?
Considering an asymptote as a tangent to the curve "at infinity", the asymptote is the straight line itself.
What does 1 - tangent squared equal?
pineapple
Can the tangent ratio equal 1?
Yes.
Does tangent of x equal cosine divided by sine?
No, it does not.
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)
what is infinity + 1?
it just equal infinity
