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Right Triangles: Tangent or Inverse Tangent?

Total questions: 30

Worksheet time: 29mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

To solve for x, would you use Tangent or Inverse Tangent?

a)

Tangent (tan)

b)

Inverse Tangent (Tan -1)

2.

What is 21?

a)

opposite

b)

adjacent

3.

Locate the Opposite side of angle A.

a)

Side c

b)

side b

c)

side a

4.

What is the tangent ratio?

a)
b)
c)
5.

To solve for X, would you use tangent or inverse tangent?

a)

tangent

b)

inverse tangent (tan -1)

6.

Which side is the opposite?

a)

7

b)

c

7.

What is side x?

a)

opposite side

b)

adjacent side

8.

What is the adjacent side?

a)

91

b)

x

9.

Which side is adjacent?

a)

x

b)

7

10.
What side does x represent?
a)
adjacent
b)
opposite
11.

Would you use tangent or inverse tangent?

a)

tangent

b)

inverse tangent (tan-1)

12.

Would you use tangent or inverse tangent?

a)

tangent

b)

inverse tangent (tan-1)

13.

Which is the adjacent side?

a)

91

b)

x

14.
This symbol means ...
a)

theta- represents an unknown angle

b)

zero- it means zero

c)

adjacent side

d)

opposite side

15.

Which equation is true?

a)

tan (x) = 14/29

b)

tan (x) = 29/14

16.

Which side is 14...?

a)

opposite

b)

adjacent

17.

What is 12?

a)

opposite side

b)

adjacent side

18.

To solve for side x, would you use tangent or inverse tangent?

a)

tangent

b)

inverse tangent (tan-1)

19.

To solve for x, would you use tangent or inverse tangent?

a)

tangent

b)

inverse tangent (tan-1)

20.

Which side is opposite?

a)

27

b)

38

21.

Which side is adjacent?

a)

27

b)

38

22.

To solve the missing angle, would you use tangent or inverse tangent?

a)

tangent

b)

inverse tangent (tan-1)

23.

which side is adjacent?

a)

14

b)

29

24.

To solve for c, would you use tangent or inverse tangent?

a)

tangent

b)

inverse tangent (tan-1)

25.

Which side is adjacent?

a)

7

b)

c

26.

Which is the opposite side?

a)

400

b)

300

27.

To solve for the unknown angle, would you use...

a)

tangent

b)

inverse tangent (tan-1)

28.

Which side is adjacent?

a)

21

b)

9

29.

To solve for theta, would you use tangent or inverse tangent?

a)

tangent

b)

inverse tangent (tan-1)

30.

Which side is opposite?

a)

23

b)

28