Quick Answer. Liquid cash or liquid assets are a type of asset that can be converted to cash quickly without taking a large impact to the value of the item. Liquid assets are considered to be almost as good as cash reserves because their prices are stable when sold. Continue Reading.
(tÄn'jÉnt) A line, curve, or surface touching but not intersecting another. The ratio of the length of the side opposite an acute angle in a right triangle to the side adjacent to the angle. The tangent of an angle is equal to the sine of the angle divided by the cosine of the angle.
The tangent is the ratio of the opposite side to the adjacent side. The simplest triangle you can use that has that ratio is shown. It has an opposite side of length 2 and an adjacent side of length 5. You could have used a triangle that has an opposite side of length 4 and an adjacent side of length 10.