Find the tangent of ∠R.

15/8

Step-by-step explanation:

The tangent of an angle is the opposite side over the adjacent side. In this case, the opposite side length is the square root of 17^2-8^2=15. This means that the tangent of angle R is 15/8. Hope this helps!

x=30

step-by-step explanation:

the mistake in the pattern is that :

b. the decimal point was moved one too many place values each time

the correct pattern could be made by :

b. moving the decimal point to the right the same numbers of place values as the exponents