Math.Tan Method
.NET Framework 3.5
Returns the tangent of the specified angle.
Assembly: mscorlib (in mscorlib.dll)
Parameters
- a
- Type: System.Double
An angle, measured in radians.
Return Value
Type: System.DoubleThe tangent of a. If a is equal to NaN, NegativeInfinity, or PositiveInfinity, this method returns NaN.
The following example demonstrates how to calculate the tangent of an angle and display it to the console.
// This example demonstrates Math.Atan() // Math.Atan2() // Math.Tan() using System; class Sample { public static void Main() { double x = 1.0; double y = 2.0; double angle; double radians; double result; // Calculate the tangent of 30 degrees. angle = 30; radians = angle * (Math.PI/180); result = Math.Tan(radians); Console.WriteLine("The tangent of 30 degrees is {0}.", result); // Calculate the arctangent of the previous tangent. radians = Math.Atan(result); angle = radians * (180/Math.PI); Console.WriteLine("The previous tangent is equivalent to {0} degrees.", angle); // Calculate the arctangent of an angle. String line1 = "{0}The arctangent of the angle formed by the x-axis and "; String line2 = "a vector to point ({0},{1}) is {2}, "; String line3 = "which is equivalent to {0} degrees."; radians = Math.Atan2(y, x); angle = radians * (180/Math.PI); Console.WriteLine(line1, Environment.NewLine); Console.WriteLine(line2, x, y, radians); Console.WriteLine(line3, angle); } } /* This example produces the following results: The tangent of 30 degrees is 0.577350269189626. The previous tangent is equivalent to 30 degrees. The arctangent of the angle formed by the x-axis and a vector to point (1,2) is 1.10714871779409, which is equivalent to 63.434948822922 degrees. */
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