Algebra 1

Published by Prentice Hall
ISBN 10: 0133500403
ISBN 13: 978-0-13350-040-0

Chapter 10 - Radical Expressions and Equations - 10-6 Trigonometric Ratios - Practice and Problem-Solving Exercises - Page 637: 12

Answer

8/15

Work Step by Step

Recall, for a right triangle, tan M equals the length of the side opposite to angle M divided by the the length of the side adjacent to angle M. When we do this for the triangle in the problem, we find that tan M equals 8/15.
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