Syntax
TANGENT(Argument)
Description
The TANGENT SQL scalar function returns the tangent of a number.
The TANGENT and ARC_TANGENT functions are inverse operations.
The argument must be a number whose value is specified in radians.
The data type of the result is double-precision floating point.
If the argument can be null, the result can be null; if the argument is null, the result is the null value.
Example
Assume the column TANGENT is a decimal (2,1) column with a value of 1.5.
TANGENT(TANGENT)
Returns the approximate value 14.10.
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