What is tangent of an angle in a right angled triangle?

It is the length of the opposite side divided by the length of the adjacent side

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It is the length of the opposite side divided by the length of the hypotenuse

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It is the length of the adjacent side divided by the length of the hypotenuse

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It is the length of the adjacent side divided by the length of the opposite side.

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It is the length of the opposite side divided by the length of the adjacent side

The tangent of an angle in a right angle triangle is the length of the opposite side divided by the length of

the opposite side.

So, here in right triangle ABC, tangent of angle A or tan A= $\frac{B C}{A B}$ ,

BC = opposite side of triangle ABC

AB = adjacent side of triangle ABC

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