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Find the tangent of ∠Y.
5
13
Y
Z
X
Simplify your answer and write it as a proper fraction, improper fraction, or whole number.
tan(Y)=

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Assume the triangle is right with hypotenuse 13 and one leg 5. The other leg = sqrt(13^2 − 5^2) = sqrt(169 − 25) = 12. For angle Y the opposite side is 12 and the adjacent is 5, so

tan(Y) = 12/5.