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Tan()

Category: Trigonometric

Syntax: Tan ( number )

Parameters: number ”any number representing the size of an angle measured in radians.

Description: Returns the tangent of the specified angle.

Examples:

Tan (0)

Returns .

Tan (Pi / 6)

Returns .5773502691896257 .

Tan (Radians (45))

Returns 1 .

Comments: The tangent of an angle can also be obtained by dividing the sine of the angle by its cosine. In any right triangle, the tangent of the two non-right angles can be obtained by dividing the length of the side opposite the angle by the length of the adjacent side.