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tan() Calculate Tangent
#include <math.h>
double tan(x); Tangent
double x; Radians
tan() returns the tangent of 'x' radians.
Returns: Tangent of 'x'. If 'x' is so large that a total loss
of significance occurs, then matherr() is called with
a TLOSS error, a TLOSS error message is printed to
'stderr', 'errno' is set to ERANGE, and 0.0 is
returned.
Notes: Error handling can be modified with the matherr()
function.
TLOSS first occurs with 'x' greater than 9.0E15.
-------------------------------- Example ---------------------------------
The following statements print the tangent of 2 pi radians and 4.9e7
pi radians and check for any loss of significance.
#include <math.h> /* for tan() */
#include <stdio.h> /* for printf() */
#include <errno.h> /* for 'errno' and ERANGE */
main()
{
double tangent, pi = 3.1415926535;
tangent = tan(2.0 * pi);
printf("tangent of 2 * pi = %e\n", tangent);
errno = 0;
tangent = tan(4.9e7 * pi);
/* if a TLOSS error occurs, a message is printed to stderr */
if (errno == ERANGE)
printf("ERANGE error in tan()\n");
printf("tangent of 4.9e7 * pi = %e\n", tangent);
}
See Also:
tanh()
cos()
matherr()
sin()
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