Algebra 1

Published by Prentice Hall
ISBN 10: 0133500403
ISBN 13: 978-0-13350-040-0

Chapter 10 - Radical Expressions and Equations - 10-6 Trigonometric Ratios - Lesson Check - Page 637: 3

Answer

4/3

Work Step by Step

Recall, for a right triangle, tan A equals the length of the side opposite to angle A divided by the the length of the side adjacent to angle A. When we do this for the triangle in the problem, we find that tan A equals 8/6, which reduces to 4/3.
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