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Given cos x=12/13 and sinx=5/13. What is ratio for ​tan x​ ?

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Answer:

5/12

Explanation:

tan(x)=sin(x)/cos(x)

So by substitution we have

tan(x)=(5/13)/(12/13)

Multiplying numerator and denominator by 13 gives

tan(x)=5/12

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