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Returns the tangent of the specified angle.

[ VB ]
Public Shared Function Tan ( _
   ByVal a As Double _
) As Double

[ C# ]
public static double Tan (
   double a
);

[ C++ ]
public: static double Tan (
   double a
);

[ JScript ]
public static function Tan (
   a : double
) : double;

a

An angle, measured in radians.

The tangent of a. If a is equal to NaN, NegativeInfinity, or PositiveInfinity, this method returns NaN.

The angle, a, must be in radians. Multiply by π/180 to convert degrees to radians.

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