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._
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