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hello,

 

Question:

4sin(theta) = 5cos(theta) - write in the form tan(theta) =

I would have thought according to the identity, tan(x) = sin (x) / cos (x)

that it would be tan(x) = 4 / 5

but the solutions in my text book have tan(x) = 5/4

 

would someone please point me in the right direction,

 

thankyou.

 Nov 28, 2016
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Question:

4sin(theta) = 5cos(theta) - write in the form tan(theta) =

I would have thought according to the identity, tan(x) = sin (x) / cos (x)

that it would be tan(x) = 4 / 5

but the solutions in my text book have tan(x) = 5/4

 

4sin(θ)=5cos(θ)|:cos(θ)4sin(θ)cos(θ)=5|:4sin(θ)cos(θ)=54|sin(θ)cos(θ)=tan(θ)tan(θ)=54

 

laugh

 Nov 28, 2016

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