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What is the tangent ratio of angle x?

tan x= 20/21
tan x= 21/29
tan x= 20/29
tan x= 21/20

What is the tangent ratio of angle x? tan x= 20/21 tan x= 21/29 tan x= 20/29 tan x-example-1
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Answer:


\tan x=21/20

Explanation:

In any right triangle, the tangent of an angle is equal to its opposite side divided by its adjacent side. (o/a)

For angle
x, its opposite side is 21 feet and its adjacent side is 20 feet. Therefore, we have:


\boxed{\tan x=21/20}

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