Question

Why do you use tangent?

Answer 1

Tangent is the basic trigonometric function.

In a right-angled triangle, the tangent is the ratio of the length of the opposite to the length of the adjacent side.

$\tan \theta =\frac{oppositeside}{Adjacentside}$

Uses of a tangent:

• The tangent function is used to find the unknown angle or the unknown length of the sides of a right-angled triangle.
• In geometry, a tangent function is used to determine the gradient of a line.
• In real-world life, it is used in the construction and navigation field to calculate distances, heights, and angles.

Tangent is the ratio of perpendicular and base in a right triangle. In geometry, the tangent function is used to determine the gradient of a line. Tangent has many real-world applications in the construction field and navigation. Also, this is used in solving distance, shadow and height-related problems in maths. This function helps you in finding the missing sides and angles of right triangles.