Question

Which of the following terms is defined as the length of the adjacent leg divided by the length of the opposite leg?

a. tangent
b. cotangent
c. law of sines
d. law of cosines
e. cosecant

Answer 1

The answer is B. cotangent.

SOH CAH TOA

Tangent is opposite over adjacent and the inverse of that is adjacent over opposite which is cotangent.

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Answer 2

A. Tangent

(You might have read this in my previous answer, but I will reiterate in a shorter form for any viewers using this as a reference).

For future questions, use the mnemonic device SOH CAH TOA.

Sin. = Opposite over hypotenuse

Cos. = Adjacent over hypotenuse

Tan. = Opposite over adjacent