Question

In a right triangle, cosine a = 0.352 and sine a = 0.936. what is the approximate value of tangent a?

Answer 1

Step-by-step explanation:

Divide

the cosine and the sine to get the tangent.

Answer 2

2.65909090

Explanation:

tangent of an angle can be defined in terms of the cosine and sine value of the angle such that:
`tan(\theta)=(sin(\theta))/(cos(\theta))`, this can be used to explain why tan(theta) is undefined at some angles, which is just when cos(theta) = 0.

Anyways, we can plug in the values of cosine and sine to get:

`tan(a) = (0.936)/(0.352)`

Divide:

`tan(a) = 2.65\overline{90}`