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Name

sin — Calculates the sine of a floating-point number.

Synopsis

float sin(num); float num: Number for which to find the sine

Returns

Floating-point sine value

Description

Returns the sine for the argument passed in radians. Return values are from -1 to 1.

Version

PHP 3, PHP 4

Example

Example 691. Calculate the sine of a value

echo "The sine for the four cardinal points of a circle are:<br>\n";
echo "0 degrees: ", sin(0), "<br />\n";
echo "90 degrees: ", sin(pi() / 2), "<br />\n";
echo "180 degrees: ", sin(pi()), "<br />\n";
echo "270 degrees: ", sin(pi() + pi() / 2), "<br />\n";

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