Atan()

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Atan()

Category: Trigonometric

Syntax: Atan ( number )

Parameters: number ”any expression that resolves to a numeric value.

Description: The arc tangent of a number is the angle (measured in radians) whose tangent is the specified number. The range of values returned by the Atan function is -(pi/2) to pi/2.

Examples:

 

 Atan (0) = 0 Atan (1) = .785398163 

which is pi/4 radians, or 45 degrees.

Comments:

If Atan (x) = y , then Tan (y) = x .

 

 Atan (x) = Atan (-x). 

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QUE CORPORATION - Using Filemaker pro X
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