Question
which of the following terms is defined as the length of the adjacent leg divided by the length of the opposite leg?
a. tangent
b. cotangent
c. law of sines
d. law of cosines
e. cosecant
a. tangent
b. cotangent
c. law of sines
d. law of cosines
e. cosecant
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A. Tangent
(You might have read this in my previous answer, but I will reiterate in a shorter form for any viewers using this as a reference).
For future questions, use the mnemonic device SOH CAH TOA.
Sin. = Opposite over hypotenuse
Cos. = Adjacent over hypotenuse
Tan. = Opposite over adjacent
The answer is B. cotangent.
SOH CAH TOA
Tangent is opposite over adjacent and the inverse of that is adjacent over opposite which is cotangent.
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