Description
The tan command is used to calculate the tangent for any input angle. The input units are in degrees.
Picture the unit circle (a circle of radius 1.0 centered about the origin). If you were to imagine a unit vector rotating inside of the unit circle, the angle (in degrees) that the unit vector makes with the positive x-axis is the input argument theta. The slope of the unit vector is the return value of the tan function.
Functional area
Math
Command syntax
Syntax
tan value |
Arguments
| Name | Type | Required | Comments |
|---|---|---|---|
value | float | yes | Float value of an angle in degrees. |
Flags
None
Return value
float
Returns a floating point value. tan is undefined at {..., -270, -90, 90, 270, ...}
Examples
float $temp = (tan (30));
// declares a variable for the tangent function
print (string ($temp));
// prints the output of the tangent function
