In right triangle ABC, shown below, cosB=106. What is tanC?
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Since cosB=106, and the length of the hypotenuse is BC=10, AB=6. Then, from the Pythagorean Theorem, we have AB2+AC2⇒AC=BC2=BC2−AB2=102−62=64=8.Therefore, tanC=ACAB=86=43.