atan()

Definition

FLOAT atan ( <FLOAT value> )

Returns the arctangent of a certain value.

This function performs an arctangent calculation on a certain value and returns an angle between but not including -90000 and 90000 (-90-90º).

Parameters

• FLOAT value - The value to be performed an arctangent calculation on.

Returns

FLOAT : The arctangent result of the specified value, an angle between but not including -90000 and 90000 (-90-90º).

Notes

The angle value returned by this function is in thousandths of degrees, as most angles within Bennu are.

To read about all aspects of trigonometry, you can visit Wikipedia’s Trigonometric function page.