Atn

Returns the arctangent of a number. The arctangent is the angle whose tangent is number.

See also Tan, Sin, Cos, and Pi.

Syntax

Atn(number)
number

Tangent of the angle you want.

Usage

The range of the result is -/2 to /2 radians. To convert degrees to radians, multiply degrees by /180. To convert radians to degrees, multiply radians by 180/.

Examples

<!--- This snippet shows how to use Atn --->
<HTML>
<HEAD>
<TITLE>
Atn Example
</TITLE>
</HEAD>

<BODY bgcolor=silver>
<H3>Atn Example</H3>

<!--- output its Atn value --->
<CFIF IsDefined("FORM.AtnNum")>
    <CFIF IsNumeric(FORM.atnNum)>
        Atn(<CFOUTPUT>#FORM.atnNum#</CFOUTPUT>) =
          <CFOUTPUT>#Atn(FORM.atnNum)# radians 
    <CFELSE>
<!--- if it is empty, output an error message --->
        <H4>Please enter a number</H4>
    </CFIF>
</CFIF>

<FORM ACTION="atn.cfm" METHOD="POST">
<P>Type in a number to get its arctangent in Radians and Degrees
<BR><INPUT TYPE="Text" NAME="atnNum" SIZE="25">
<P><INPUT TYPE="Submit" NAME=""> <INPUT TYPE="RESET">
</FORM>

</BODY>
</HTML>