In a right angled triangle, the tangent of an angle is:
The length of the side opposite the angle divided by the length of the adjacent side.
The abbreviation is tan
tan(θ) = opposite / adjacent
Have a practice here:
The length of the side opposite the angle divided by the length of the adjacent side.
The abbreviation is tan
tan(θ) = opposite / adjacent
Have a practice here:
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