Find the Tangent of an Acute Angle

The Tangent Ratio represents ...

• Opposite over Adjecent
• Hypotenuse over Opposite
• Opposite over adjecent
• Ratio over opposite

What information do you need to use the tangent ratio?

• an angle and a side opposite and adjecent
• two sides
• one angle and the hypotenuse
• one angle and the opposite and hypotenuse

Which ratio is equal to AB/BC?

• sin 59⁰
• tan 59⁰
• cos 59⁰
• tan 31⁰

What type of triangle is the context of our study of trigonometry?

• right triangle
• isosceles triangle
• scalene triangle
• acute triangle

• 20
• 5.9
• 33
• 42

What is the tangent of 36.87°?

• tan (36.87) = 6 / 8

• tan (36.87) = 8 / 6

• tan (36.87) = 6 / 10

• tan (36.87) = 8 / 10

What is the tangent of 53.13°?

• tan (53.13) = 6 / 8

• tan (53.13) = 8 / 6

• tan (53.13) = 6 / 10

• tan (53.13) = 8 / 10

Using the angle of 55°, which tangent ratio can find the depth "d"?

• tan (55) = d / 500

• tan (55) = 500 / d

Using the angle of 35°, which tangent ratio can find the depth "d"?

• tan (35) = 500 / d

• tan (35) = d / 500

Solve the ratios tan (55) = d / 500 and tan (35) = 500 / d

• 350.1 meters

• 688.2 meters

• 714.1 meters

• 741.3 meters