Question

Fill in the blank. If necessary, use the slash mark (/) for a fraction bar. If cose = 5 then tane =

Answer 1

Given:

`\cos \theta=(3)/(5)`

adjacent side = 3 and hypotenuse=5

`(opposite)^2=(hypotenuse)^2-(adjacent)^2`
`(Opposite)^2=25-9`
`\text{opposite}=4`
`\tan \theta=\frac{Opposite}{\text{adjacent}}`
`\tan \theta=(4)/(3)`