SOLUTION: If tan 0<0, then 0 is an angle whose terminal arm is in quadrants; 1 or 3 2 or 4 3 or 4 4 or 1

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Question 180098: If tan 0<0, then 0 is an angle whose terminal arm is in quadrants;
1 or 3
2 or 4
3 or 4
4 or 1

Answer by stanbon(75887) About Me  (Show Source):
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If tan(theta) < 0, then theta is an angle whose terminal arm is in quadrants;
Since tan = y/x, the y and the x must have opposite signs when tangent is negative. That is the case in the 2nd and in the 4th quadrants.
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Ans: theta is in Q II or in Q IV
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Cheers,
Stan H.
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1 or 3
2 or 4
3 or 4
4 or 1