EASY TRIGONOMETRY

Geometry Level 1

FIND TAN P - COT R


The answer is 0.

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By the pythagorean theorem, Q R = 1 3 2 1 2 2 = 169 144 = 25 = 5 QR=\sqrt{13^2-12^2}=\sqrt{169-144}=\sqrt{25}=5 .

tan P cot R = 5 12 5 12 = \tan~P - \cot~R=\dfrac{5}{12}-\dfrac{5}{12}= 0 \color{#D61F06}\large \boxed{0}

Suraj Lal
Aug 16, 2014

TAN P = QR/PQ COT R = QR/PQ HENCE TAN P - COT R = QR/PQ - QR/PQ = 0

Shubham Nain
Aug 3, 2014

x/12 -x/12=0

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