Geometry and TrigonometryEasyTangent of 45 degrees
Geometry and Trigonometry practice question
In a right triangle, one acute angle measures 45°. What is the tangent of that angle?
Answer: 1
A 45° right triangle has equal legs, so opposite over adjacent is 1.
Common wrong answers
- If you answered 2
- 2 would need the opposite leg to be twice the adjacent.
- If you answered 45
- 45 is the angle, not the tangent.
- If you answered 0.5
- 0.5 is not a value of tan 45°.
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