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    M Tan Theta Notes

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    The document discusses the relationship between the gradient (m) of a line and the angle (θ) that the line makes with the positive x-axis. Specifically, it states that the gradient m is always equal to the tangent of the angle θ. It then provides three examples of calculating either the gradient or angle given the other value.

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    The document discusses the relationship between the gradient (m) of a line and the angle (θ) that the line makes with the positive x-axis. Specifically, it states that the gradient m is always equal to the tangent of the angle θ. It then provides three examples of calculating either the gradient or angle given the other value.

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    The document discusses the relationship between the gradient (m) of a line and the angle (θ) that the line makes with the positive x-axis. Specifically, it states that the gradient m is always equal to the tangent of the angle θ. It then provides three examples of calculating either the gradient or angle given the other value.

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    The Angle between a Line and the x-axis

    The gradient of a line is always equal to the tangent of the angle made with the
    positive direction of the x-axis.

    m  tan 
    Examples

    1. A line makes an angle of 35o


    with the x-axis. Calculate m  tan 
    the gradient of the line.
    m  tan35
    y
    m  0.700...

    m  0.7 (to 1 d.p)

    35˚
    0 x

    2. Calculate the size of angle θ˚ m  tan 


    in the diagram shown below.
    5  tan 
    y
    m=5   tan1 (5)

      78.690...
    θ˚   78.7 (to 1 d.p)
    0 x

    3. Calculate the size of the angle the line through A(2, -1) and B(-8,3) makes
    with the positive direction of the x-axis.

    y2  y1
    mAB   mAB  tan 
    x2  x1 
    2 S A
    3  ( 1)   tan 
    mAB  5 T C
    8  2 2
      tan 1  
    4 5
    mAB 
    10   180  21.810...
    2   158.198...
    mAB  
    5   158.2 (to 1 d.p)

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