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What is tangent and how do you calculate it from the unit circle?

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The unit circle has many different angles that each have a corresponding point on the circle. The coordinates of each point give us a way to find the tangent of each angle. The tangent of an angle is equal to the y-coordinate divided by the x-coordinate.

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