Tangent (Reserved Word)

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Returns the tangent value of the specified Num of degrees.

Tangent(Num)

Num is a numeric expression to be used in the calculation.

Remarks

The tangent the trigonometric function that for an acute angle is the ratio between the leg opposite to the angle when it is considered part of a right triangle and the leg adjacent, also equal to the sine divided by the cosine.

Num should be the number of degrees in the angle.

Examples

Tangent(45) returns a value of 1.0.

Tangent(72) returns a value of 3.0776.