SQL Reference

TAN(X)

x: This refers to the numerical value in radians for which the tangent is to be determined. It represents the angle in a unit circle whose tangent is to be calculated.

Example

SELECT TAN(PI()/4);

Output

1.000000000000000

Explanation

In the given SQL command, we are using the TAN function. This function calculates the tangent of a number. We input PI()/4 as the argument which is the equivalent to 45 degrees in radians. The tangent of 45 degrees is 1, and that’s the result displayed by MySQL.

TAN( float_expression )

float_expression: The numeric expression for which the Tangent is to be calculated. The input argument must be of a data type that is implicitly convertible to float.

Example

SELECT TAN(45) as Result;

Output

Result
------
1

Explanation

In this example, the TAN() function in SQL Server returns the tangent of the input angle in degrees, which is given as 45. The tangent of 45 degrees is 1.

TAN(number NUMBER) RETURN NUMBER;

number: This parameter is the numeric value for which the tangent is to be computed. It should be in the range of - (10^38 -1) to (10^38 - 1). It’s the angle in radians for which the Oracle function calculates the tangent.

Example

SELECT TAN(45) AS TanValue FROM dual;

Output

TanValue
----------
1

Explanation

This SQL command uses the TAN function, which returns the tangent of a number. Here, it is applied to the number 45. The FROM dual is a specific feature of Oracle SQL and is used to select from a dummy table. The result is 1, which is the tangent of 45 in radians.