Can Slope and Tan(angle) be Equal?

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Slope and tangent of an angle are related, but they can take on different values. The slope of a straight line can indeed be any real number, while the tangent function varies based on the angle and can be 0, 1, or approach infinity. The statement that tangent is limited to the range of 0 to 1 only applies to angles between 0° and 45°. For angles greater than 45°, tangent values exceed 1, which contradicts the original assertion. Overall, the confusion stems from a misunderstanding of the tangent function's behavior across different angles.
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my question is that
slope=tan(angle)
slope can be 1,2,3,..,9,0
but tan(angle) can be 0,1 or b/w the intervals or infinity.
so how they can be equal.
 
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Why can "slope" only be "1,2,3...9,0"? :confused:
 
The slope of a straight line can be any real number.
 
Who says that 0 \le tan \enspace \alpha \le 1 [/tex] ?<br /> <br /> That&#039;s only true for 0^\circ \le \alpha \le 45 ^\circ [/tex]&lt;br /&gt; &lt;br /&gt; Try these on your calculator (in degree mode): &lt;br /&gt; TAN 85&lt;br /&gt; TAN 100
 
It seems that the OP is confused about many things. It's hard to even know where to start with this one. :eek:
 

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