Question

Write the tangent ratios for LP and 4Q. If needed, reduce!P12R160Not drawn to scaletan P=tan Q =

Answer 1

Given: The right triangle PQR as shown

To Determine: The tangents of P and Q

Solution

Given a right triangle, the tangent of any angle can be determine

Note that the side facing the right angle is the hypothenuse, the side facing the angle is the opposite and the other side is the adjacent.

Determine the opposite and the adjacent for angle P in the triangle PQR given

`\begin{gathered} Note; \\ tan\theta=(opposite)/(adjacent) \\ tanP=(16)/(12) \\ tanP=(4)/(3) \end{gathered}`