ATAN

ATAN is a CAOS command equivalent to the mathematical arctangent function.

Usage

Syntax: ATAN tan (float)

Returns, as a float, the arctangent of tan, i.e. the angle whose tangent is tan. It is the inverse of TAN_. It returns a value between -90 and 90.

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See also

• TAN_
• ASIN and ACOS, the other inverse trigonometric functions

References

• MathWorld page for arctangent function