Question

It’s confusing, would the answer be square root 7 over 4?

Answer 1

Answer:

$\tan U = 1$

Step-by-step explanation:

$\text{Apply Pythagorean theorem,}\\\\~~~~~~\text{Hypotenuse}^2 = \text{Base}^2 + \text{Perpendicular}^2\\\\\implies UT^2 = UV^2 +VT^2\\\\\implies UV^2 = UT^2 -VT^2\\\\\implies UV^2 = \left(7\sqrt 2 \right)^2 - 7^2\\\\\implies UV^2 = 49(2)-49\\\\\implies UV^2 = 49\\\\\implies UV = \sqrt{49} \\\\ \implies UV = 7$

$\text{Now,}\\\\~~~~~~~~\tan \theta = \dfrac{\text{Perpendicular}}{\text{Base}}\\\\\\\implies \tan U = \dfrac{7}{7}\\\\\\\implies \tan U = 1$