Start learning →

The tangent of an angle in a right triangle equals the opposite side divided by the:

AAssembled side
BAdjacent side
CAlternate side
DAscending side
Answer & Solution
Correct answer: B. Adjacent side
1. Tangent links two sides about the angle. 2. The opposite is divided by the one beside it. 3. That is the adjacent side. _Source: syllabus Mathematics Class X, Chapter 9, Some Applications of Trigonometry._
Practise this question with Quill — Mizoram Board Class 10 (MBSE) →

Keep practising Heights and Distances

Browse all Heights and Distances questions for Mizoram Board Class 10 (MBSE), or explore more Mathematics topics.

Start a Heights and Distances lesson →
Related questions