Question

What is the reciprocal of tanB in the triangle below? Right triangle A B C is shown. C is the right angle and side A B is the hypotenuse.

Answer 1

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Explanation:

Answer 2

Explanation:

C is the right angle and AB is the hypotenuse. We still don't have enough information. Suppose C is on your left. and B is above C

That would mean that CB is the adjacent side and CA is the side opposite.

TanB = CA/BC

The reciprocal would be 1/Tan(B) = BC/CA. I believe this is true no matter how A and B are situated.

1/Tan(B) = Cot(B) by the way.