document.write( "Question 105649: general right angle trig: if cos(theta) = 2/5, find the value of tan(theta)\r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "a^2 + b^2 = c^2
\n" ); document.write( "2^2 + b^2 = 5^2
\n" ); document.write( "4 + b^2 = 25
\n" ); document.write( " b^2 = square root of 21\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "how do you simplify the square root of 21? like what is it simplified?
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Algebra.Com's Answer #76874 by edjones(8007)\"\" \"About 
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you did the hard part.
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\n" ); document.write( "sqrt(21)=4.58258...
\n" ); document.write( "tan=2/4.58258...=.436436...
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