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Stuck on trig could use some help finding the tangent of A

Stuck on trig could use some help finding the tangent of A-example-1

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Answer:

use Pythagorean theorem:

BC^2 = 7^2 - 4^2 = 33 or BC = sqrt(33)

BC --> opp. AB --> adj

tan A = opp/adj = sqrt(33)/4

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