SOLUTION: Right triangle CAT has a right angle at A. CA = 3 and CT = 5. What is the value of the tan T? Please enter your answer as only a fraction.

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Question 1082982: Right triangle CAT has a right angle at A. CA = 3 and CT = 5. What is the value of the tan T? Please enter your answer as only a fraction.
Found 2 solutions by Boreal, MathTherapy:
Answer by Boreal(15235) About Me  (Show Source):
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A|
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|3
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C==============T
----------5
tan T=3/5

Answer by MathTherapy(10555) About Me  (Show Source):
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Right triangle CAT has a right angle at A. CA = 3 and CT = 5. What is the value of the tan T? Please enter your answer as only a fraction.
Correct answer: highlight_green%28matrix%281%2C4%2C+%22tan%22%2C+%22%28T%29%22%2C+%22=%22%2C+3%2F4%29%29
This is a 3-4-5 Pythag.-triple triangle.