INVERSE TANGENT GEO200 tan = opposite adjacent = tan -1 opposite adjacent INVERSE TANGENT: (tan -1 ) finds the measure of the angle of a right triangle. opp TANGENT: finds the length of a side of a right triangle. adj
INVERSE TANGENT GEO200 Use tan -1 to find to the nearest degree. A B C 17 8 A B C Answer on next slide. TRY IT!
INVERSE TANGENT GEO200 ANSWER! = tan = 65° = tan -1 = 30° Use tan -1 to find to the nearest degree. A B C 17 8 A B C