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
[tex]\begin{gathered} Note; \\ tan\theta=\frac{opposite}{adjacent} \\ tanP=\frac{16}{12} \\ tanP=\frac{4}{3} \end{gathered}[/tex]
