Tan Function

Determines the tangent of an angle. The angle is specified in radians.

Using the angle Alpha, the Tan function calculates the ratio of the length of the side opposite the angle to the length of the side adjacent to the angle in a right-angled triangle.

Tan(Alpha) = side opposite the angle/side adjacent to angle

Syntax:

Tan (Number As Double) As Double

Return value:

Double

Parameters:

Number: A numeric expression that specifies an angle in radians for which you want to calculate the tangent.

To convert degrees to radians, multiply by Pi/180. To convert radians to degrees, multiply by 180/Pi.

degrees=(radians*180)/Pi

radians=(degrees*Pi)/180

Pi is approximately 3.141593.

Error codes:

5 Invalid procedure call

Example:

' In this example, the following entry is possible for a right-angled triangle:
' The side opposite the angle and the angle (in degrees) to calculate the length of the side adjacent to the angle:
Sub ExampleTangens
' Pi = 3.1415926... is a predefined variable
Dim d1 As Double
Dim dAlpha As Double
    d1 = InputBox("Enter the length of the side opposite the angle: ","opposite")
    dAlpha = InputBox("Enter the Alpha angle (in degrees): ","Alpha")
    Print "the length of the side adjacent the angle is"; (d1 / tan (dAlpha * Pi / 180))
End Sub

Related Topics

• Atn Function
• Cos Function
• Sin Function