ATan
Description: | Returns the trigonometric arc tangent in radians. |
Returns: | Numeric |
Usage: | Script or steady state. |
Function Groups: | Trigonometric Math |
Related to: | ACos | ASin | Cos | Sin | Tan |
Format: | ATan(X) |
Parameters: |
X |
Required. Any numeric expression. |
Comments: | The returned angle is in radians. To convert an angle from radians to degrees, divide by \pi / 180 or (approximately) 0.0174533. |
Example:
radAngle = ATan(1); degAngle = radAngle / \pi / 180;
The value of degAngle will be 45.