TAN (SQL Server Compact)

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Returns the tangent of the input expression.

Syntax

TAN (float_expression )

Arguments

  • float_expression
    An expression of data types that can be implicitly converted to float, interpreted as number of radians.

Return Value

float

Example

The following example returns the tangent of various angles.

CREATE TABLE Tangent ("TAN(0)" float, "TAN(PI()/6)" float, "TAN(PI()/4)" float, "TAN(PI()/3)" float, "TAN(PI()/2)" float);
INSERT INTO Tangent VALUES (TAN(0), TAN(PI()/6), TAN(PI()/4), TAN(PI()/3), TAN(PI()/2));
SELECT * FROM Tangent;