document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=931559>Question 931559</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> why value of tan 90 is infinite?? </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #565614 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=565614\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> tan of 90 degrees is equal to the length of the opposite side divided by the length of the adjacent side.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "in right triangle ABC, the right angle is C.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "we are not talking about that angle.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "we are talking about angle A or B.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "if angle A is 0, then the length of the opposite side is equal to 0 and the length of the adjacent side is equal to the length of the hypotenuse.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "the tangent of 0 degrees is equal to length of opposite side divided by length of adjacent side which would become 0 divided by the length of the hypotenuse which would become 0.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "if angle A is 90, then the length of the opposite side is equal to the length of the hypotenuse and the length of the adjacent side is equal to 0.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "the tangent of 90 degrees is equal to length of opposite side divided by length of adjacent side which would become length of the hypotenuse divided by 0 which is undefined.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "the infinity measurement expresses the fact that the tangent is undefined at 90 degrees.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "see the following animated reference to show you what happens to the tangent function as the angle approaches 0 and the angle approaches 90 degrees.\r<BR>\n" );
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