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Atan

Applies to
SyntaxAtan(NumberExpression)
Action[Function] Returns the arctangent of an angle.
ScopeUsable anywhere.
Notes

This function returns the arctangent of the argument, NumberExpression. Note that NumberExpression is an angle and Equinox requires that you should express it in radians rather than degrees (360º = 2p * radians). You may use the Rad function to convert degrees to radians.

CategoryMaths
See Also Abs, Acos, Asin, Atan, Cos, Deg, Int, Log, Max, Min, MinMax, Rad, Rnd, RndStart, Round, Sign, Sin, Sqrt, Tan
Example

This example calculates the angle A from the opposite and adjacent sides in a right-angled triangle.

number Angle, adjacent, opposite

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Angle = Deg(Atan(opposite / adjacent))