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Atan |
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| Syntax | Atan(NumberExpression) |
| Action | [Function] Returns the arctangent of an angle. |
| Scope | Usable anywhere. |
| Notes | This function returns the arctangent of the argument, NumberExpression. Note that NumberExpression is an angle and Equinox requires that you should express it in radians rather than degrees (360º = 2p * radians). You may use the Rad function to convert degrees to radians. |
| Category | Maths |
| See Also | Abs, Acos, Asin, Atan, Cos, Deg, Int, Log, Max, Min, MinMax, Rad, Rnd, RndStart, Round, Sign, Sin, Sqrt, Tan |
| Example | This example calculates the angle A from the opposite and adjacent sides in a right-angled triangle. number Angle, adjacent, opposite |