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Name

tan — Provides the tangent for the given radians.

Synopsis

float tan(fl); float fl: Value to be calculated

Returns

Tangent of a value in radians

Description

Returns the tangent of a value in radians.

Version

PHP 3, PHP 4

Example

Example 694. Calculate the tangent of a value

$rads = 2 * (pi() / 3); // a 120 degree arc
$rtan = tan($trad);
echo "The tangent of $rads is $rtan\n";

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