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In a triangle ABC, AB=3, BC=4, and angle ABC=90 degrees. AD=13 and angle ACD=90 degrees. Find tan(angle DAC).

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125\frac{12}{5}

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  1. Find the length of ACAC using the Pythagorean theorem in △ABC\triangle ABC.

    Given AB=3AB = 3 cm and BC=4BC = 4 cm, and ∠ABC=90∘\angle ABC = 90^\circ.

    AC2=AB2+BC2AC^2 = AB^2 + BC^2 AC2=(3 cm)2+(4 cm)2AC^2 = (3\, \text{cm})^2 + (4\, \text{cm})^2 AC2=9 cm2+16 cm2AC^2 = 9\, \text{cm}^2 + 16\, \text{cm}^2 AC2=25 cm2AC^2 = 25\, \text{cm}^2 AC=25 cm2AC = \sqrt{25\, \text{cm}^2} AC=5 cmAC = 5\, \text{cm}
  2. Find the length of CDCD using the Pythagorean theorem in △ACD\triangle ACD.

    Given AD=13AD = 13 cm and AC=5AC = 5 cm (from Step 1), and ∠ACD=90∘\angle ACD = 90^\circ.

    AD2=AC2+CD2AD^2 = AC^2 + CD^2 (13 cm)2=(5 cm)2+CD2(13\, \text{cm})^2 = (5\, \text{cm})^2 + CD^2 169 cm2=25 cm2+CD2169\, \text{cm}^2 = 25\, \text{cm}^2 + CD^2 CD2=169 cm2−25 cm2CD^2 = 169\, \text{cm}^2 - 25\, \text{cm}^2 CD2=144 cm2CD^2 = 144\, \text{cm}^2 CD=144 cm2CD = \sqrt{144\, \text{cm}^2} CD=12 cmCD = 12\, \text{cm}
  3. Calculate the value of tan⁡(∠DAC)\tan(\angle DAC).

    In the right-angled triangle △ACD\triangle ACD, for angle DACDAC:
    The opposite side is CD=12CD = 12 cm.
    The adjacent side is AC=5AC = 5 cm.
    The tangent of an angle is the ratio of the length of the opposite side to the length of the adjacent side.

    tan⁡(∠DAC)=OppositeAdjacent=CDAC\tan(\angle DAC) = \frac{\text{Opposite}}{\text{Adjacent}} = \frac{CD}{AC} tan⁡(∠DAC)=12 cm5 cm\tan(\angle DAC) = \frac{12\, \text{cm}}{5\, \text{cm}} tan⁡(∠DAC)=125\tan(\angle DAC) = \frac{12}{5}

    The value of tan⁡(∠DAC)\tan(\angle DAC) is 125\boxed{\frac{12}{5}}.

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