TAN

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Parent page: System Query Functions - Trigonometry Functions

Summary

Returns a (real) number whose value is equal to the tangent of the angle specified by the parameter's numeric value; that angle is in units of radians (and not degrees).

Syntax

TAN(X : Number / Numeric_String) : Number)

Example Usage

TAN(0)
Returns 0.

TAN(0.8)
Returns 1.0296.

TAN(1.57)
Returns 1255.7656.