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TAN

Returns the tangent of an expression that represents a numerical value.

Format

TAN(x)

Argument

 
x
Any valid expression that evaluates to a real number.

Example

The following example illustrates the use of the TAN function. The location of marker_1 and marker_2 is shown in the figure below.
 
Function
TAN(7*DX(marker_1, marker_2, marker_2))
Result
-.53
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