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Find the tangent of the angle where the unit circle intersects the x-axis at $(1, 0)$.

Answer 1

Abigail Nelson

Benjamin Clark

To find the tangent of the angle, we first note that the point of intersection with the x-axis at (1, 0) corresponds to 0 radians or 0 degrees.

The tangent of an angle in a unit circle is given by $\tan(\theta) = \frac{\sin(\theta)}{\cos(\theta)}$.

For $\theta = 0$:

$\sin(0) = 0$ and $\cos(0) = 1$.

Therefore,

$\tan(0) = \frac{0}{1} = 0$.

So, the tangent of the angle is 0.

Answer 2

Alex Thompson

Charlotte Davis

To determine the tangent where the unit circle intersects at (1, 0), identify the angle position. At (1, 0), we are at an angle of 0 radians (or 0 degrees).

The tangent function is given by:

$ an( heta) = frac{sin( heta)}{cos( heta)}$.

Substituting $ heta = 0$:

$sin(0) = 0$ and $cos(0) = 1$, hence

$ an(0) = frac{0}{1} = 0$.

Thus, the tangent is 0.

Answer 3

Amelia Mitchell

Alex Thompson

At (1, 0) on the unit circle, the angle is 0 radians.

The tangent at this angle is:

$ an(0) = frac{sin(0)}{cos(0)} = 0$.