Function tan #
Calculate the tangent of a value. tan(x) is equal to sin(x) / cos(x).
To avoid confusion with the matrix tangent, this function does not apply to matrices.
Syntax #
math.tan(x)
Parameters #
| Parameter | Type | Description |
|---|---|---|
x |
number | BigNumber | Complex | Unit | Function input |
Returns #
| Type | Description |
|---|---|
| number | BigNumber | Complex | Tangent of x |
Throws #
Type | Description —- | ———–
Examples #
math.tan(0.5) // returns number 0.5463024898437905
math.sin(0.5) / math.cos(0.5) // returns number 0.5463024898437905
math.tan(math.pi / 4) // returns number 1
math.tan(math.unit(45, 'deg')) // returns number 1
