TAN

Calculate tangent. This function returns the tangent of an angle given in radians.

Syntax

TAN(X)

Description

Returns the tangent of X, where X is given in radians.

Examples

SELECT TAN(0.7853981633974483);
+-------------------------+
| TAN(0.7853981633974483) |
+-------------------------+
|      0.9999999999999999 |
+-------------------------+

SELECT TAN(PI());
+-----------------------+
| TAN(PI())             |
+-----------------------+
| -1.22460635382238e-16 |
+-----------------------+

SELECT TAN(PI()+1);
+-----------------+
| TAN(PI()+1)     |
+-----------------+
| 1.5574077246549 |
+-----------------+

SELECT TAN(RADIANS(PI()));
+--------------------+
| TAN(RADIANS(PI())) |
+--------------------+
| 0.0548861508080033 |
+--------------------+

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