
Jose R.
asked 04/14/22please i need help please help me
why there are exactly two angles between 0 and 360 that have the same tangent ratio.
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Mark M. answered 04/15/22
Mathematics Teacher - NCLB Highly Qualified
The period of the tangent is πr. Therefore for every angle in QI there is an angle in QIII with the same tangent value. Likewise for angles in QII ad QIV.
Raymond B. answered 04/15/22
Math, microeconomics or criminal justice
tangent of an angle = ratio of opposite side divided by adjacent side of a right triangle angle formed in a unit circle where radius = the hypotenuse of the right angle = 1
For a specific example, if the tangent of an angle = tanA = sqr3 = sqr3/2 divided by 1/2, there are two angles A that satsify that equation, where 0<A<360. A = 60 degrees and A = 180+60= 240 degrees.
tangents >0 in quadrants I & III
tangents <0 in quadrants II & IV
more generally, if A = tan^-1(sqr3) then A=60+180n where n= any integer
so A = 60, 240, 420, 600, ... 60n where n = any integer
and A = -120, - 300, -480, -660, .... 60n where n = any integer
There's an infinite number of angles that satsify the equation A=tan^-1(sqr3), but if you limit A to 0<A<360 there are two and only two angles that satisfy the equation.
whatever number you pick for y, with tanA = y, there are exactly two values of A between 0 and 360, that satisfy the equation tanA = y. And one value of A will be in quadrant I and the other in quadrant III, if tanA>0, or one value of A will be in quadrant II and the other in quadrant IV, if tanA<0
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Mark M.
There are more than two. From where did this question come?04/15/22