Purpose: Calculates the trigonometric tangent of a numeric value.
Format: TAN( 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 180 / pi . To convert degrees to radians, multiply by pi / 180 . (See the discussion of radians under the COS statement.)
Example:
# This script will calculate
the tangent
# of a user inputted
angle in degrees.
input deg " Enter Angle in degrees"
# Convert degrees to
radians
rad = deg * 0.017453
# Perform Tangent Calculation
tangent = tan(rad)
# Print out results
print "The Tangent of " deg " is " tangent
pause
exit