Problem

part 1 of 5 Let \[ \cos \theta=\frac{3}{8}, 0<\theta<\frac{\pi}{2} \] Find tan $\theta$.

Solution

Step 1 :Let \(\cos \theta=\frac{3}{8}\), where \(0<\theta<\frac{\pi}{2}\)

Step 2 :We know that \(\cos \theta = \frac{adjacent}{hypotenuse}\) and \(\tan \theta = \frac{opposite}{adjacent}\)

Step 3 :We can use the Pythagorean theorem to find the length of the opposite side, which is \(\sqrt{hypotenuse^2 - adjacent^2}\)

Step 4 :Then we can calculate \(\tan \theta\)

Step 5 :Final Answer: The value of \(\tan \theta\) is \(\boxed{2.472066162365221}\)

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