Filemaker Pro 8.5 VLA Tier 5 TG558Z/A User Manual
Product codes
TG558Z/A
208 FileMaker Functions Reference
Atan
Format
Atan(number)
Parameter
number
Data type returned
number
Description
Returns the trigonometric arc tangent (inverse tangent) of number. The arc tangent is the
angle, in radians, whose tangent is equal to the specified number.
angle, in radians, whose tangent is equal to the specified number.
Examples
Atan(1) returns
.78539816...
.
Degrees(Atan(1)) returns
45
.
Cos
Format
Cos(angleInRadians)
Parameter
angleInRadians
- any numeric
containing a numeric expression, in
radians.
Data type returned
number
Description
Returns the cosine of angleInRadians. The specified angle must be represented in
radians.
radians.
Examples
Cos(1.047) returns
.50017107...
.
Cos(Radians(60)) returns
.5
.