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Name

tan()

Description

Calculates the ratio of the sine and cosine of an angle. This function expects the values of the angle parameter to be provided in radians (values from 0 to PI*2). Values are returned in the range infinity to ‑infinity.

Examples

  • size(400, 400);

float a = 0.0;
float inc = TWO_PI/50.0;

for (int i = 0; i <= 400; i = i+8) {
  line(i, 200, i, 200+tan(a)*8.0);
  a = a + inc;
}

Syntax

  • tan(angle)

Parameters

  • angle(float)an angle in radians

Return

  • float

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