Question

Given TVW, V = 90°, TV = 14, and VW= 9,which of the following choices is used to find m angle W?

Answer 1

Given the right triangle TVW ;

m∠V = 90 , TV = 14 , VW = 9

So, for the angle W :

The side TV represents the opposite

And the side VW represents the adjacent

so,

We can find the measure of angle W using tan function as following :

$\begin{gathered} \tan w=\frac{opposite}{adjacent} \\ \\ \tan w=\frac{TV}{VW} \\ \\ \tan w=\frac{14}{9} \end{gathered}$