Question

Find the tangent of ∠Q.
70
74
Q
R
S
Simplify your answer and write it as a proper fraction, improper fraction, or whole number.
tan(Q)=

Answer 1

I don’t have the diagram — I need to know which side/angle the numbers 70 and 74 label (or whether they are angle measures). Can you upload the picture or say explicitly which side is opposite Q and which is adjacent, or whether 70 and 74 are angle measures?

Common interpretations and their answers:
- If 70 and 74 are the lengths of the side opposite Q and the side adjacent to Q respectively, then tan(Q) = 70/74 = 35/37.
- If 74 is opposite Q and 70 is adjacent, then tan(Q) = 74/70 = 37/35.
- If 70° and 74° are the measures of the other two angles (so Q = 180° − 70° − 74° = 36°), then tan(Q) = tan(36°) = √(5 − 2√5).

Tell me which case matches your diagram (or attach it) and I’ll confirm.