TAN

Microsoft Office Excel 2003

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Returns the tangent of the given angle.

Syntax

TAN(number)

Number    is the angle in radians for which you want the tangent.

Remark

If your argument is in degrees, multiply it by PI()/180 or use the RADIANS function to convert it to radians.

Example

The example may be easier to understand if you copy it to a blank worksheet.

Show How?

  1. Create a blank workbook or worksheet.
  2. Select the example in the Help topic. Do not select the row or column headers.

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  3. Press CTRL+C.
  4. In the worksheet, select cell A1, and press CTRL+V.
  5. To switch between viewing the results and viewing the formulas that return the results, press CTRL+` (grave accent), or on the Tools menu, point to Formula Auditing, and then click Formula Auditing Mode.
 
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Formula Description (Result)
=TAN(0.785) Tangent of 0.785 radians (0.99920)
=TAN(45*PI()/180) Tangent of 45 degrees (1)
=TAN(RADIANS(45)) Tangent of 45 degrees (1)
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