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Triangle ABC has side length of a equals 15 B equals 15 square root three and C equals 30 inchesShow how to use the unit circle to find Tan B

Triangle ABC has side length of a equals 15 B equals 15 square root three and C equals-example-1
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Given:

Triangle ABC has side length of a equals 15 B equals 15 square root three and C equals 30 inches.

Required:

To find the value of tanB.

Step-by-step explanation:

Now consider the unit circle.

Here,


\tan B=(opp)/(adj)
\begin{gathered} \tan B=(b)/(a) \\ \\ =(15√(3))/(√(15)) \end{gathered}
\begin{gathered} \tan B=√(3) \\ \\ \tan B=1.7320 \end{gathered}

Final Answer:


\tan B=1.7320

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