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Given △QRS ~ △XYZ, what is the value of tan(Q)?

Given △QRS ~ △XYZ, what is the value of tan(Q)?-example-1
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The correct answer is

B.
(3)/(4)

Given △QRS ~ △XYZ, the value of tan(Q) is
(3)/(4).


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User Sagar Kulthe
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Since the triangles are similar the ratios of the lengths of corresponding sides are equal.

tan Q = opp/adj = RS/QS = YZ/XZ = 9/12 = 3/4
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