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p (x,y) is the point of the unit circle determined by real number Theta, tan theta equals
A. x/y
B. y/x
C. 1/x
D. 1/y

Respuesta :

On the unit circle, tan (theta) = y/x.

Answer:

Option B.

Step-by-step explanation:

By definition, the tangent of an angle is equal to

[tex]tan \theta = \frac {sin \theta}{cos \theta}[/tex]

We can replace sin and cos by their definitions

[tex]tan \theta = \frac {\frac {opposite}{hipotenuse}} {\frac {adjacent}{hipotenuse}}[/tex]

As we can check on the attached image, we are working on the unit circle, the hypotenuse is 1, the opposite side is y and the adjacent side is x. We can replace this on the formula above to get...

[tex]tan \theta= \frac {\frac {opposite}{hipotenuse}} {\frac {adjacent}{hipotenuse}} = \frac {\frac{y}{1}}{\frac{x}{1}}[/tex]

Finally, simplifying we get the final result...

[tex]tan \theta= \frac {\frac {opposite}{hipotenuse}} {\frac {adjacent}{hipotenuse}} = \frac {\frac{y}{1}}{\frac{x}{1}} = \frac{y}{x}[/tex]

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