Question

If O is an angle in standard position and its terminal side passes through the point(-15,-8), find the exact value of tan 0 in simplest radical form.

Answer 1

The definition of the tangent function for a angle in standard form is given by:

`\tan \theta=(y)/(x)`

where x and y are the coordinates of the terminal point (x,y).

Then in this case we have:

`\tan \theta=(8)/(15)`