VARKON Version 1.15 1997-10-24

tan - Function

Trigonometric function


Description

Returns the tangent of an argument given in degrees.

Syntax

tan(angle)

FLOAT

angle;

Principal parameters

angle

- Angle in the range from -360 to +360 degrees

Optional parameters

None.

Return value

A positive or negative FLOAT value. For an angle of +90 or -90 tan is undefined.