alleryIn terms of sine and cosine, tan θ equals:
Asin θ / cos θ
Bcos θ / sin θ
C1 / sin θ
Dsin θ × cos θ
Answer & Solution
Correct answer: A. sin θ / cos θ
tan θ = (opposite/hyp)/(adjacent/hyp) = sin θ / cos θ.
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