Categories:: Numeric functions (Trigonometric)

TAN¶

Computes the tangent of its argument; the argument should be expressed in radians.

Syntax¶

TAN( <input_expr> )

Arguments¶

input_expr: The value or expression to operate on. The value must be in radians, not degrees. The data type must be FLOAT.

Returns¶

This function returns a value of type FLOAT.

Examples¶

SELECT TAN(0), TAN(PI()/3), TAN(RADIANS(90));

+--------+-------------+----------------------+
| TAN(0) | TAN(PI()/3) |     TAN(RADIANS(90)) |
|--------+-------------+----------------------|
|      0 | 1.732050808 | 1.63312393531954e+16 |
+--------+-------------+----------------------+