zhèng
qiē

technical
noun

Meaning of 正切

正切 means tangent; trigonometric function defined as the ratio of sine to cosine, or the ratio of the opposite side to the adjacent side in a right triangle. Pronounced zhèng qiē.

  • tangent; trigonometric function defined as the ratio of sine to cosine, or the ratio of the opposite side to the adjacent side in a right triangle

Definitions & Examples

454
5
jiǎo
de
zhèng
qiē
zhí
shì
1
 1
 

The tangent of a 45-degree angle is 1.

Zhèng
qiē
hán
shù
zài
xué
zhōng
yòng
fēn
xié
miàn
wèn
 

The tangent function is used in physics to analyze inclined plane problems.

suàn
zhè
zhí
jiǎo
sān
jiǎo
xíng
de
zhèng
qiē
yào
zhī
dào
duì
biān
lín
biān
de
cháng
 

Calculating the tangent of this right triangle requires knowing the lengths of the opposite and adjacent sides.

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