Gets the tangent of a number
Syntax
Usage
result = Tan( number )
Parameters
number
the angle (in radians)
Return Value
Returns the tangent of the argument
number as a
Double within the range of -infinity to infinity.
Description
The argument
number is measured in
radians (not
degrees). The required
number argument can be any valid numeric expression. If
number is an uninitialized variable, zero is returned.
Example
Const PI As Double = 3.1415926535897932
Dim a As Double
Dim r As Double
Input "Please enter an angle in degrees: ", a
r = a * PI / 180 'Convert the degrees to Radians
Print ""
Print "The tangent of a" ; a; " degree angle is"; Tan ( r )
Sleep
The output would look like:
Please enter an angle in degrees: 75
The tangent of a 75 degree angle Is 3.732050807568878
Differences from QB
See also