Question

Given cosx=12/13

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

leave answer as a fraction in simplest form

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Answer 1

1. You have the following information:

Sinx=5/13

Cosx=12/13

2. By definiton, you have:

Tanx=(Senx)/(Cosx)

3. When you susbtitute Senx=5/13 and Cosx=12/13 into Tanx=(Senx)/(Cosx), you obtain:

Tanx=(Senx)/(Cosx)
Tanx=(5/13)/(12/13)
Tanx=(5)(13)/(13)(12)
Tanx=65/156

4. Therefore, the answer is;

Tanx=65/156