Question

Find the tangent of each acute angle in the triangle below. Select all that apply.

Answer 1

Answer: 8/15, 15/8

Step-by-step explanation:

By the Pythagorean theorem, the length of the unknown side is

$\sqrt{17^{2}-8^{2}}=15$

So, the tangents of the acute angles are $\boxed{\frac{8}{15}, \frac{15}{8}}$