The Tangent Function

The tangent function is a formula that can be used to solve for an unknown side length in a right triangle.
formula

Example 1: Solve for the missing side length.

ex1

Example 2: Solve for the missing side length.

ex2

Example 3: Solve for the missing side length.

ex3

Example 4: Solve for the missing side length.

ex4

Example 5: Solve for the missing side length.

ex5

Let's do a few examples together:

prob 1

Example 2:

prob 2

Example 3:

prob 3