Description

Returns the arc tangent (aka inverse tangent) of an input

Arc tangent is the inverse function for tangent. Given a value for val, it will return an angle atan(val) in degrees.

To illustrate, picture the unit circle (a circle of radius 1.0 centered about the origin). Imagine a unit vector rotating inside of the unit circle. Draw a perpendicular line (tangent line) from the endpoint of the unit vector to closest point where the perpendicular line would intersect the x-axis. The length of that perpendicular (tangent) line is the input argument val. The angle in degrees between the positive x-axis and the unit vector is the output of the function atan(val).

Functional area

Math

Command syntax

Syntax

atan value

Arguments

Name	Type	Required	Comments
`value`	float	yes	The domain of arc tangent is [-Inf, Inf]

Flags

None

Return value

float

Returns a floating point angle in degrees

Examples

float $temp = (atan (0.800)); 
// declares a variable for the arc tan function
 
print (string ($temp)); 
// prints the output of the arc or inverse tan function

Additional information

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