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What is the difference between using the tangent ratio and the cotangent ratio
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What is the difference between using the tangent ratio and the cotangent ratio

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If the angle is 45 degrees or multiples thereof, they are the same.
If not then Tangent is the opposite / adjacent leg of a triangle.
Cotangent is adjacent leg / opposite leg.
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