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The Reference Guide contains documentation for all functions supported in the OpenMatrix language.
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tan
Returns the tangent for each element of the argument (in radians).

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    - acos
      Returns the inverse cosine (in radians) for each element of the argument.
    - acosd
      Returns the inverse cosine (in degrees) for each element of the argument.
    - acosh
      Returns the inverse hyperbolic cosine (in radians) of a.
    - acot
      Returns the inverse cotangent (in radians) for each element of the argument.
    - acotd
      Returns the inverse cotangent (in degrees) for each element of the argument.
    - acsc
      Returns the inverse cosecant (in radians) for each element of the argument.
    - acscd
      Returns the inverse cosecant (in degrees) for each element of the argument.
    - asec
      Returns the inverse secant (in radians) for each element of the argument.
    - asecd
      Returns the inverse secant (in degrees) for each element of the argument.
    - asin
      Returns the inverse sine (in radians) for each element of the argument.
    - asind
      Returns the inverse sine (in degrees) for each element of the argument.
    - asinh
      Returns the inverse hyperbolic sine (in radians) of a.
    - atan
      Returns the inverse tangent (in radians) for each element of the argument.
    - atan2
      Returns the four quadrant inverse tangent (in radians) for each element pair of the arguments.
    - atan2d
      Returns the four quadrant inverse tangent (in radians) for each element pair of the arguments.
    - atand
      Returns the inverse tangent (in degrees) for each element of the argument.
    - atanh
      Returns the inverse hyperbolic tangent of a.
    - cos
      Returns the cosine for each element of the argument (in radians).
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      Returns the cosine for each element of the argument (in degrees).
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      Returns the hyperbolic cosine of a (input in radians).
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      Returns the cotangent for each element of the argument (in radians).
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      Returns the cotangent for each element of the argument (in degrees).
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      Returns the cosecant for each element of the argument (in radians).
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      Returns the cosecant for each element of the argument (in degrees).
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      Converts degrees to radian values.
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      Returns the element-wise square root of the sum of the squares of x and y.
    - rad2deg
      Converts radian values to degrees.
    - sec
      Returns the secant for each element of the argument (in radians).
    - secd
      Returns the secant for each element of the argument (in degrees).
    - sin
      Returns the sine for each element of the argument (in radians).
    - sind
      Returns the sine for each element of the argument (in degrees).
    - sinh
      Returns the hyperbolic sine of a (input in radians).
    - tan
      Returns the tangent for each element of the argument (in radians).
    - tand
      Returns the tangent for each element of the argument (in degrees).
    - tanh
      Returns hyperbolic tangent of a.
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tan

Returns the tangent for each element of the argument (in radians).

Syntax

R = tan(a)

Inputs

a: The angle in radians.; Dimension: scalar | vector | matrix

Outputs

R: scalar | vector | matrix

Examples

Scalar input:

R = tan(pi/3)

R = 1.73205081

Matrix input:

R = tan([pi/6, -pi/4; -pi/3, pi/2])

R = [Matrix] 2 x 2
  5.77350e-01  -1.00000e+00
 -1.73205e+00   1.63312e+16