document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=884604>Question 884604</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> I just need to know if the slope of a line can be found using m=sin(theta)/cos(theta), where m is the slope (of course I will substitute a value for theta). </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #534468 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=Theo><B>Theo(13342)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-13.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=Theo><IMG SRC=http://www.algebra.com/images/aboutme-small.gif BORDER=0 alt=\"About Me\" VALIGN=MIDDLE></A>&nbsp;<IMG SRC=http://www.algebra.com/cgi-bin/show-face.mpl?user=Theo><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=534468\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> the slope of a line is equal to the change in the value of y divided by the change in the value of x.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "let the change in the value of x be identified as dx.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "let the change in the value of y be identified as dy.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "slope is equal to dy/dx.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "if your angle is at the vertex of dy and dx, and you call that angle theta, then:\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "sin(theta) = dy/h\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "cos(theta) = dx/h\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "h represents the hypotenuse.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "this means that dy = h * sin(theta) and dx = h * cos(theta)\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "then dy/dx = h * sin(theta) / (h * cos(theta) which simplifies to:\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "dy/dx = sin(theta) / cos(theta)\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "this means that, yes you can.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "in fact, all you need to do is find tan(theta) since tan(theta) is equal to sin(theta) / cos(theta).\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "the attached picture shows an example of what i mean.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "the angle is labeled A instead of theta.\r<BR>\n" );
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