Trigonometry Examples

$\tan (22.4) = \frac{x}{y}$

Step 1

Rewrite the equation as $\frac{x}{y} = \tan (22.4)$ .

$\frac{x}{y} = \tan (22.4)$

Step 2

Multiply both sides by $y$ .

$\frac{x}{y} y = \tan (22.4) y$

Step 3

Simplify.

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Step 3.1

Simplify the left side.

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Step 3.1.1

Cancel the common factor of $y$ .

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Step 3.1.1.1

Cancel the common factor.

$\frac{x}{y} y = \tan (22.4) y$

Step 3.1.1.2

Rewrite the expression.

$x = \tan (22.4) y$

Step 3.2

Simplify the right side.

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Step 3.2.1

Reorder factors in $\tan (22.4) y$ .

$x = y \tan (22.4)$