## anonymous one year ago the figure shows a right triangle. what is r divided by p equal to? https://www.connexus.com/content/media/941080-722014-105136-AM-1405916119.jpg

1. anonymous

@nincompoop @ganeshie8

2. anonymous

i really need help

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@paki

4. anonymous

tan y , sin y, tan x, sin x

5. anonymous

those are the options ^

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12. anonymous

Sorry I'm not good at math :( Im actually searching for help on a math question too

13. anonymous

Ok thanks though

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20. anonymous

yea

21. anonymous

one sec

22. anonymous

ok

23. anonymous

24. anonymous

there it is

25. anonymous

none of this has any numbers to work with?

26. anonymous

exactly ha thats why i dont get it

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@superman38

28. anonymous

its geometry and i have to learn this before i take finals

29. anonymous

all i know is there is a 90 degree angle

30. anonymous

yeah i dont understand the cosine and the sin and tan

31. anonymous

neither do i I'm sorry i couldn't help

32. anonymous

its ok thanks for trying though, ill just guess

33. geerky42

Sine is ratio of opposite side by hypotenuse side. Cosine is ratio of adjacent sides to hypotenuse side. Tangent is ratio of opposite side to adjacent side. In other word, saying you have this triangle |dw:1433874198946:dw| Then $$\sin\theta = \dfrac{Opp}{Hyp}$$ $$\cos\theta = \dfrac{Adj}{Hyp}$$ $$\tan\theta = \dfrac{Opp}{Adj}$$

34. geerky42

Here, you have ratio of p and r. ( $$\dfrac{p}{r}$$ ) Since neither p nor r is hypotenuse side, then you would want tangent, right?

35. anonymous

yes im following you so far

36. geerky42

$\tan\theta = \dfrac{Opp}{Adj}$ So we want $$p$$ to be opposite. So what angle is opposite of side $$p$$?

37. anonymous

hyp right?

38. geerky42

|dw:1433874538222:dw|

39. geerky42

Also hyp isn't angle.

40. anonymous

sin?

41. geerky42

I am asking you question, what angle is opposite from side p?

42. anonymous

i am a idiot when it comes to math

43. geerky42

You have three angles: 90 deg, y deg, and x deg. Which angle is opposite from side p?

44. anonymous

x deg

45. anonymous

@geerky42

46. geerky42

Right. So we have tan and oppsite of p is x, So your answer is $$\boxed{\tan(x) = \dfrac{p}{r}}$$

47. anonymous

THANKS ALOT!!!! :)

48. geerky42

No problem