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Why is the tangent positive on quadrant III?

April 26, 2017III positive quadrant tangent

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Why is the tangent positive on quadrant III?

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The tangent function is equal to the sine divided by the cosine. In quadrant III, both sin and cos are negative – and a negative divided by another negative is positive. Thus it follows that the tangent is positive in QIII.