Question

Find the value of the following:

tan 54° 26′

Answer 1

0'

6'

12'

18'

24'

30'

36'

42'

48'

54'

Mean difference

0.0°

0.1°

0.2°

0.3°

0.4°

0.5°

0.6°

0.7°

0.8°

0.9°

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

49

0.7547

From the natural tangents table

           tan 54° 24′    = 1.3968
Mean difference 2'  =        17
          tan 54° 26′     = 1.3985