TAN Function

Returns the tangent of the input variable.

result = TAN(x)

x The angle, in radians, that is evaluated. Cannot be a complex data type.

result The tangent of x.

None.

If x is of double-precision floating-point, TAN yields a result of the same data type. All other data types, except complex, yield a single-precision floating-point result.

If x is an array, the result of TAN has the same dimensions, with each element containing the tangent of the corresponding element of x.

x = [-60, -30, 0, 30, 60]
PRINT, TAN(x * !Dtor)

-1.73205 -0.577350 0.00000 0.577350 1.73205

ATAN, COS, SIN, TANH

For a list of other transcendental functions, see Transcendental Mathematical Functions in Volume 1 of this reference.