Question

Find the tangent of ∠S.
3
4
5
S
T
U
Simplify your answer and write it as a proper fraction, improper fraction, or whole number.
tan(S)=

Answer 1

3-4-5 is a right triangle (hypotenuse 5). Taking T as the right angle, the legs are 3 and 4. For ∠S the opposite side is 4 and the adjacent side is 3, so

tan(S) = 4/3.