## MikeyMaximum one year ago Medal+Fan...

1. MikeyMaximum

2. Astrophysics

|dw:1434429827096:dw| would you agree that's the angle we are looking for?

3. Astrophysics

Remember the tan ratio is off the following $\tan \theta = \frac{ opposite }{ adjacent }$ so for the following angle label the opposite side and adjacent side.

4. MikeyMaximum

I have understood none of which you have just said...

5. Astrophysics

Well, it's hard for me to know what you know, so please tell me what you think of this problem and we can go from there.

6. MikeyMaximum

I got D.

7. MikeyMaximum

@Astrophysics ?

8. Astrophysics

Sorry we aren't looking for the angle be we are looking for tan D so it's the same thing, but no, you guessed wrong, if you just look at the ratio your answer lies there, good luck.

9. MikeyMaximum

I would like to change my answer

10. Astrophysics

Ok, do this instead, put opposite and adjacent side on the triangle.

11. Astrophysics

Do that in the drawing, so I know you understand what's going on.

12. Astrophysics

We are using that angle to figure out the sides.

13. MikeyMaximum

I'm really trying But I can really make it visual But wat I did do was forget to put down my new answer I had gotten 8/15

14. MikeyMaximum

And I have NO idea wat adjacent means...

15. MikeyMaximum

I'm just now learning this

16. Astrophysics

Well you did get the right answer, but here is how it works...|dw:1434432468045:dw| adjacent just means next to, in this case the angle, so we have the ratio Tan theta = opp/adj, you can remember the ratios by remembering such: SOH CAH TOA, that gives away the ratios :P.

17. Astrophysics

Notice so we have opposite = 16, adjacent = 30, hence 16/30 = 8/15

18. MikeyMaximum

Thx I understand so much now than I did just a couple of mins. ago XD