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Chapter 9: Q. 3 (page 567)

If $P = (a, b)$ is a point on the terminal side of the angle $θ$ at a distance $r$ from the origin, then $\tan θ =$ _______

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$\frac{y}{x}$

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Step 1. Value of tan θ

By definition, we know that the result of the statement is $\tan θ = \frac{y}{x}$

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If P=(a,b)is a point on the terminal side of the angle θat a distance rfrom the origin, then tanθ=_______

Short Answer

Step by step solution

Step 1. Value of tan θ

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If $P = (a, b)$ is a point on the terminal side of the angle $θ$ at a distance $r$ from the origin, then $\tan θ =$ _______