D dede New member Joined Sep 28, 2006 Messages 5 Sep 28, 2006 #1 If 0 is an angle measure such that 0<0< pi/2, and sin 0 = m/n, where m and n are positive real numbers, the tan 0=?
If 0 is an angle measure such that 0<0< pi/2, and sin 0 = m/n, where m and n are positive real numbers, the tan 0=?
skeeter Elite Member Joined Dec 15, 2005 Messages 3,204 Sep 28, 2006 #2 \(\displaystyle \L sin\theta = \frac{opposite side}{hypotenuse}\) \(\displaystyle \L tan\theta = \frac{opposite side}{adjacent side}\) looks like you need to find the length of the adjacent side in terms of m and n.
\(\displaystyle \L sin\theta = \frac{opposite side}{hypotenuse}\) \(\displaystyle \L tan\theta = \frac{opposite side}{adjacent side}\) looks like you need to find the length of the adjacent side in terms of m and n.
