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Returns the tangent of the input expression.
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Transact-SQL Syntax Conventions
Syntax
TAN ( float_expression )
Arguments
- float_expression
Is an expression of type float or of a type that can be implicitly converted to float, interpreted as number of radians.
Return Types
float
Examples
The following example returns the tangent of PI()/2.
SELECT TAN(PI()/2);
Here is the result set.
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1.6331778728383844E+16
See Also
Reference
Mathematical Functions (Transact-SQL)