Equinox Online Help - Language Reference - A to Z

Home

Tan

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

This function returns the tangent of NumberExpression. Note that NumberExpression is an angle and Equinox requires that you express it in radians rather than degrees (360º = 2p 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 length of the side opposite the angle A in a right-angled triangle.

number RadA, A, opposite, adjacent

RadA = (A * pi) / 180

opposite = adjacent * Tan(RadA)