Question

What trigonometric ratio can be used to find the measure of the opposite side given an angle of elevation or depression and its adjacent side?a. tan a= opposite/adjacentb. sin a= opposite/hypotenusec. cos a= adjacent/hypotenused. cot a= adjacent/opposite

Answer 1

Given:

Here opposite side, angle of elevation or depression and adjacent side are given

Required:

Which trigonometric ratio use

Step-by-step explanation:

We know that the opposite side, adjacent side and angle, these three quantity are used in only tan and cot trigonometric ratio

Final Answer:

So here a is the right option