Question

Find the tangent of ∠U.
10
26
U
W
V
Simplify your answer and write it as a proper fraction, improper fraction, or whole number.
tan(U)=

Answer 1

I can't tell which sides the numbers 10 and 26 label from the text alone — could you upload the diagram or say which side each number is on (opposite, adjacent, or hypotenuse relative to angle U)?

Common interpretations and their answers:
- If 10 = opposite to ∠U and 26 = adjacent to ∠U, then tan(U) = 10/26 = 5/13.
- If 10 = opposite and 26 = hypotenuse, then the adjacent = sqrt(26^2 − 10^2) = 24, so tan(U) = 10/24 = 5/12.
- If 10 = adjacent and 26 = hypotenuse, then the opposite = 24, so tan(U) = 24/10 = 12/5.

Tell me which labeling matches the diagram and I'll give the final simplified result.