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Find tan(theta) if the terminal side is intersecting the unit circle at (-5/13, 12/13).

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notice the picture and the terminal point

notice the adjacent side and opposite side, or cosine and sine

bear in mind that
\bf tan(\theta)=\cfrac{opposite}{adjacent} =\cfrac{y}{x} =\cfrac{sin(\theta)}{cos(\theta)}
Find tan(theta) if the terminal side is intersecting the unit circle at (-5/13, 12/13).-example-1
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