Altium Designer Documentation
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System Query Functions
Trigonometry Functions
TAN
Created: August 02, 2022 | Updated: August 02, 2022
| Applies to version: 21
This document is no longer available beyond version 21.0. Information can now be found here: TAN for version 25
Parent page: System Query Functions - Trigonometry Functions
Summary
Returns a (real) number whose value is equal to the tangent of the angle specified by the parameter's numeric value; that angle is in units of radians (and not degrees).
Syntax
TAN(X : Number / Numeric_String) : Number)
Example Usage
TAN(0)
Returns 0.
TAN(0.8)
Returns 1.0296.
TAN(1.57)
Returns 1255.7656.