If you had the number 4 1/4 you would divide the numerator (1) by the denominator (4) and then take the decimal number (0.25) you get and add the decimal to the whole number on your mixed number (4+0.25) and that would give you the decimal.
Answer:
x = 33
Step-by-step explanation:
Two angles are complementary as the sum of two angles is 90
x + 24 + x = 90 {Combine like terms}
2x + 24 = 90 {Subtract 24 from both sides}
2x = 90 - 24
2x = 66
x = 66/2
x = 33
This revolves around exact trig values - no easy way to say this, you just need to memorise them. They are there for sin cos and tan, but I will give you the main tan ones below - note this is RADIANS (always work in them when you can, everything is better):
tan0: 0
tanpi/6: 1/sqrt(3)
tanpi/4: 1
tanpi/3: sqrt(3)
tanpi/2: undefined
Now we just need to equate -2pi/3 to something we understand. 2pi/3 is 1/3 of the way round a circle, so -2pi/3 is 1/3 of the way round the circle going backwards (anticlockwise), so on a diagram we already know it's in the third quadrant of the circle (somewhere between pi and 3pi/2 rads).
We also know it is pi/3 away from pi, so we are looking at sqrt(3) or -sqrt(3) because of those exact values.
Now we just need to work out if it's positive or negative. You can look up a graph of tan and it'll show that the graph intercepts y at (0,0) and has a period of pi rads. Therefore between pi and 3pi/2 rads, the values of tan are positive. Therefore, this gives us our answer of sqrt(3).
