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a\tan(\theta )=2\times 10^{2}
Variable a cannot be equal to 0 since division by zero is not defined. Multiply both sides of the equation by a.
a\tan(\theta )=2\times 100
Calculate 10 to the power of 2 and get 100.
a\tan(\theta )=200
Multiply 2 and 100 to get 200.
\tan(\theta )a=200
The equation is in standard form.
\frac{\tan(\theta )a}{\tan(\theta )}=\frac{200}{\tan(\theta )}
Divide both sides by \tan(\theta ).
a=\frac{200}{\tan(\theta )}
Dividing by \tan(\theta ) undoes the multiplication by \tan(\theta ).
a=200\cot(\theta )
Divide 200 by \tan(\theta ).
a=200\cot(\theta )\text{, }a\neq 0
Variable a cannot be equal to 0.