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Trig III -- Tangent

Introduction

Worked Examples

Problem Solving Tips

Additional Problems with Answers

Links to Outside Sources

Trigonometry: sine, cosine, tangent
sine cosine tangent trigonometry
Trigonometry - Tangent Ratio:
ez11-1 Trigonometry (Tangent Ratio) (Prentice Hall Geometry)
Sine-Cosine-Tangent
Tangent Function

Links to Supporting Topics

Trig I -- Sine, Conventional Definition Via Circles and Triangles with Graphs
Trig II -- Cosine, Conventional Definition Via Circles and Triangles with Graphs
Trig IV -- Cotangent, Conventional Definition Via Circles and Triangles with Graphs
Trig V -- Secant, Conventional Definition Via Circles and Triangles with Graphs
Trig VI -- Cosecant, Conventional Definition Via Circles and Triangles with Graphs
Trig VII -- Relationship to Exponentials

History

History
Trigonometry
History of Mathematics - Beginnings of Trigonometry
The birth of trigonometry
History of Trigonometry