Question

What is the definition of Tangent?

Answer 1

Tangent:

• A tangent is a line that touches the curve or a circle at a point.
• The point at which the tangent line and the curve meets is called the point of tangency.

Tangent:

• In a right-angled triangle, the tangent of an angle is the ratio of the length of the opposite side to the length of the adjacent side.
• $\tan \theta =\frac{Oppositeside}{Adjacentside}$