Find tan(theta) if the terminal side is intersecting the unit circle at (-5/13, 12/13).

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Monifa · Answer 1 · 2018-06-12T16:01:37+0000

notice the picture and the terminal point

notice the adjacent side and opposite side, or cosine and sine

bear in mind that
$\bf tan(\theta)=\cfrac{opposite}{adjacent} =\cfrac{y}{x} =\cfrac{sin(\theta)}{cos(\theta)}$

Find tan(theta) if the terminal side is intersecting the unit circle at (-5/13, 12/13).-example-1

Find tan(theta) if the terminal side is intersecting the unit circle at (-5/13, 12/13).

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