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TAN (Transact-SQL)

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Returns the tangent of the input expression.

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Syntax

TAN ( float_expression )

Arguments

  • float_expression
    Is an expression of type float or of a type that can be implicitly converted to float, interpreted as number of radians.

Return Types

float

Examples

The following example returns the tangent of PI()/2.

SELECT TAN(PI()/2);

Here is the result set.

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1.6331778728383844E+16

See Also

Reference

Mathematical Functions (Transact-SQL)

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