Atn Function
Returns the arctangent of a number.
Atn(number)
The number argument can be any valid numeric expression.
Remarks
The Atn function takes the ratio of two sides of a right triangle
(number) and returns the corresponding angle in radians. The ratio is the
length of the side opposite the angle divided by the length of the side adjacent
to the angle. The range of the result is -pi /2 to pi/2 radians.
To convert degrees to radians, multiply degrees by pi/180. To convert radians
to degrees, multiply radians by 180/pi.
The following example uses Atn to calculate the value of pi: Dim pi
pi = 4 * Atn(1) ' Calculate the value of pi.
Note Atn is the inverse trigonometric function of
Tan, which takes an angle as its argument and returns the ratio of two
sides of a right triangle. Do not confuse Atn with the cotangent, which
is the simple inverse of a tangent (1/tangent).
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