Filemaker Pro 8.5 Educational Maintenance T0 TJ087LL/A User Manual

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TJ087LL/A
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  Trigonometric functions     209
Degrees
Format
Degrees(angleInRadians)
Parameter
angleInRadians
 - any numeric 
 containing a numeric expression, in 
radians.
Data type returned
number
Description
Converts angleInRadians to degrees. Use this function to translate results from 
trigonometric functions from radians to degrees.
Examples
Degrees(Atan(1)) returns 
45
.
Degrees(1.0472) returns 
60.00014030...
.
Pi
Format
Pi
Parameter
None
Data type returned
number
Description
Calculates the value of the 
 Pi (
π), which is approximately 3.14159.
Example
Pi * 15 returns 
47.124
.
Degrees
180 angleInRadians
π
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