There are a few key take away ideas from this video/lesson:
- The importance of checking to make sure you have a right angle triangle is at the three sides are labeled correctly with Hypotenuse, Opposite and Adjacent.
- Using the tangent ratio to solve for an unknown angle.
- Using the tangent ratio to solve for and unknown opposite side (numerator).
- Using the tangent ratio to solve for an unknown adjacent side (denominator).
A few tips to keep in mind when solving these problems:
- Make sure you calculator is set to Degrees and not Radians.
- Make sure you are consistently getting the correct answer on your calculator. Some times it can be difficult to properly enter the math into your calculator, also some calculators require it to be entered differently.
The link to this video is below:
