Use the triangle shown to the right to evaluate the following expression. If necessary, express the value without a square root in the denominator by rationalizing the denominator. tan 45° 45°

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So, for this question how would I find the TAN of this problem, as the problem in this image?

As well as in other cases, for example if this was SIN, COS, CSC, SEC, or even COT, how would I solve this problem if it also did not say TAN, but were to say any other trigonometric function?

Use the triangle shown to the right to evaluate the following expression. If necessary, express the value without a square root in the
denominator by rationalizing the denominator.
tan 45°
45
45°
Transcribed Image Text:Use the triangle shown to the right to evaluate the following expression. If necessary, express the value without a square root in the denominator by rationalizing the denominator. tan 45° 45 45°
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