Purpose: Calculates the trigonometric arctangent of a numeric value.
Format: ATAN( value )
Notes: value must be a constant or a numeric variable name. value is an angle specified in radians. To convert radians to degrees, multiply by 57.296 . To convert degrees to radians, multiply by 0.174533 . (See the discussion of radians under the COS statement.)
Example:
# This script will print the arctangent of
# every 10th degree in radians.
# Start at zero degrees
deg = 0
*Repeat
# Convert to radians.
rad = deg * 0.017453
# Calculate the arctangent.
arctan = atan(rad)
# Print results one at
a time.
print "The Arctangent
of " deg " is " arctan
pause
deg = deg + 10
if deg < 361
goto repeat
endif
exit