Tan A

Let's see tan in action with an unknown angle A:

By definition, tan A° = 1÷4 = 0·25 But what is the size of angle A? If we draw the triangle by hand, we can use a protractor to find the size of the angle. In this case about 14°.

So tan 14° = 0·25

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