What does tan mean?

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What does tan mean?

Guest Apr 17, 2014

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Think of a right angled triangle and label one of the acute angles $$\theta$$

$$tan\theta = \frac{opposite\:side}{adjacent\:side}$$

Melody Apr 17, 2014

Melody · Answer 1 · 2014-04-17T11:02:46

Think of a right angled triangle and label one of the acute angles $$\theta$$

$$tan\theta = \frac{opposite\:side}{adjacent\:side}$$

Rom · Answer 2 · 2014-04-17T05:04:20

the tangent function