129 Answered Questions for the topic tangent

10/04/17

Find the values of the trigonometric functions of t

csc t = 3 and the terminal point of t is in Quadrant II.

Find exact equation of tangent line and normal line

find equation of tangent line and normal line given x2/25 + y2/9 = 1 with coordinates (5sqrt(2)/2, 3sqrt(2)/2)

find the points of tangency

Find the points of tangency given f(x) = 15/2/x is tangent to x2/25 + y2/9 = 1
Tangent Derivatives

09/20/17

Find the exact Value of c

Find the exact Value of c on f(x) = c/x so that f(x) is tangent to x2/25 + y2/9 = 1
Tangent Calculus

09/19/17

Approximate the slope of the line tangent to y = x + 2^x at (0, 1).

Hello I am a little bit confused about how to solve this,   tangent to y = x + 2^x at (0,1)   I am familiar with the equation   m= [f(x+h)- f(x)]  / h. However I get to (h + 2^h + 1) / h and... more
Tangent Physics Light Sine

08/24/17

Interference of Light help?

Light passing through a double slit with separation d=3.33*10^-5 created its first minimum (m=1) at an angle of .551 deg. What is the wavelength of the light in nanometers?   I thought I was... more

07/26/17

Geometry Help for Unit Review

(1) A tower has an observation deck about 330 m above ground level. About how far is it from the observation deck to the horizon knowing that the Earth's radius is 6400 km?   (2) What is the... more

04/10/17

if P(s) lies in the second quadrant, then (cos s) (tan s ) > 0

trigonometry

03/12/17

How do I find the exact value of this trigonometric function?? I know y/x but how do I simplify it?

tan5(*pie symbol)/ 6     

Find the slope of the tangent to the curve y^2=((x^2)/(xy-28)) at (8,4)

the problem is stated as above. I'm just not sure where to start. 

02/27/17

Confused on steps to finding smallest positive radians

Consider the equation cos(3.14t)=-0.7. Find the smallest positive solution in radians and round your answer to 4 decimal places Consider the equation tan(3.25t)-6.6. Find the smallest positive... more

02/27/17

I'm having trouble with several questions listed below:

1. Find the exact value of cos(t/2) if sin(t) = -7/25 and pi < t < 3pi/2    2. Find all the solutions in the interval [0,360]        cos(2x)= - sqrt3/2   

complete the identity: cot(t) + tan(t)=

I'm having trouble solving the above question, as well as the one below    tan20+tan10/1-tan20tan10=

02/12/17

find the exact value?

sin 450°, cos(-780°), and tan (37π/6)
Tangent

01/30/17

Find the center of a circle

the line x-2y+16=0 is tangent to a circle at (0,8). The line y=2x-1 is tangent to the same circle at (3,5). What is the center(ordered pair) of the circle?
Tangent Maths Slope Angle

12/10/16

How to find the slope of line2 if the slope of line1 and angle of line2 is given?

The measure of the angle from a line l1, with slope -1/3 to a line l2 is 135°. Find the slope of the line l2?

What's the value of tan K?

In triangle XYZ, the measure of angle Y is 90°, YZ=12, and XZ=15. Triangle HJK is similar to triangle XYZ, where vertices X, Y, and Z, respectively, and each side of triangle HJK is 1/5 the length... more

10/21/16

What's tan t?

If cos t/sin t=1/3, then what's tan t?

08/30/16

trigonometry question

A ladder leans against a wall with its foot 1.5 metres from the wall making for an angle of 45º36' with the ground. How long is the ladder?
Tangent Calculus

08/05/16

help with the integral of tan

Okay, so my but shows e^ integral tanx to be e^ln|secx|.    as far as I know, the integral of tanx is -ln|COSx|.    how do they do that?

08/01/16

A rhombus has diagonals of lengths 6 cm and 9 cm. Calculate the sizes of it's interior vertex angles.

The diagonals of a rhombus bisect each other and cross at right angles.
Tangent Interval Cosine

07/17/16

solve tan(x/2)=sqrt3/3

solve on the interval [0,2(pie)).  The square root is just on the top 3 not the whole fraction.
Tangent

06/29/16

number of tangents

Find number of points where tangents does not exist for the curve y =sgn(x2 -1 )

06/24/16

Trig Angle Approximations

Angles α and β are between 0° and 360° with cos α = -0.9063 and tan β = -0.4877.Which of the following is a possible (approximate) value for α + β? A) 51° B) 129° C) 309° D) 361° E) 669°

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