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If cosθ=3/5, then tanθ=______. ?
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If cosθ=3/5, then tanθ=______.
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cos is adjacent/hypotenuse. So, 3 is adj and 5 in hyp. using the Pythagorean thm, the opposite is 4.

tan is opposite/adjacent.

Using the numbers you have calculated, tan theta should, therefore, be 4/5.


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