Find the slope of the line passing through the origin at an angle 5π/8. What angle is this in degrees?
Do I just literally type #tan(5\pi )/(8)# into my calculator and get the answer as 0.034 degrees?
Do I just literally type
1 Answer
Feb 16, 2018
See below.
Explanation:
The slope of a line is given as a tangent ratio. In this case you have the angle, so the slope would be given as
The angle the line makes with the horizontal is given in radians here:
If you want this in degrees you can use: