Question

Hannah needs to calculate the cotangent of an angle. She uses the ratio

opposite leg
for her calculation. Did Hannah correctly calculate the cotangent of the angle?
adjacent leg
A
B.
Yes, Hannah correctly calculated the cotangent of the angle.
adjacent leg
No, Hannah should have used the ratio
opposite leg
hypotenuse
No, Hannah should have used the ratio
opposite leg
O c.
D.
No, Hannah should have used the ratio
adjacent leg
hypotenuse

Answer 1

B. No, Hannah should have used the ratio
`(adjacent)/(opposite)`

Explanation:

✍️The formula for calculating cotangent of an angle is given as:

`cot = (adjacent)/(opposite)`.

The ratio,
`(opposite)/(adjacent)`, used by Hannah is the formula for calculating tangent of an angle.

Therefore, Hannah did not calculate the cotangent of the angle correctly.

She should have used, the ratio,
`(adjacent)/(opposite)` instead.