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JavaScript tan() Method
 Complete Math Object Reference
Definition and Usage
The tan() method returns a number that represents the tangent of an angle.
Syntax
| Parameter |
Description |
| x |
Required. A number |
Example
In this example we will get the tangent of different numbers:
<script type="text/javascript">
document.write(Math.tan(0.50) + "<br />");
document.write(Math.tan(-0.50) + "<br />");
document.write(Math.tan(5) + "<br />");
document.write(Math.tan(10) + "<br />");
document.write(Math.tan(-5) + "<br />");
document.write(Math.tan(-10));
</script>
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The output of the code above will be:
0.5463024898437905
-0.5463024898437905
-3.380515006246586
0.6483608274590866
3.380515006246586
-0.6483608274590866
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