SOLUTION: The hypotenuse and one of the legs of a right triangle form an angle that has a sine of 4 9 . What is the tangent of the angle?

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Question 883853: The hypotenuse and one of the legs of a right triangle form an angle that has a sine of
4
9
. What is the tangent of the angle?

Answer by Alan3354(69443) About Me  (Show Source):
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Find the length of the 3rd side using Pythagoras. Call it side b
tan = 4/b