atan/2—return the arc tangent of a specified  number


The atan/2 function returns the arc tangent of the number specified in the $NUMBER argument in the $RESULT argument.

$RESULT=atan($NUMBER)

atan/2 arguments

Argument

Mode

Type

Description

$NUMBER

Input

INTEGER|REAL

Specifies the number for which the arc tangent is to be returned

$RESULT

Output

REAL

Angle for which the number $NUMBER is the arc tangent (expressed in radians)

atan/2 example

$ANGLE = atan( $VAL );

 

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