atan()

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Published Jun 18, 2021Updated May 15, 2024
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The atan() function returns the inverse tangent of an argument in radians.

Syntax

atan(n)

The n parameter can be any real number (positive, negative, or zero).

  • If n is zero, the result will be zero with the same sign.
  • If n is positive or negative infinity, the result will be 1.5708 radians with the same sign.

Example

The following example uses the atan() function that returns the inverse tangent of value 0.0:

#include <iostream>
#include <cmath>




int main() {
  double x = 0.0;
  double result;


  result = std::atan(x);


  std::cout << result << " radians" << "\n";
}

This produces the following output:

0.0 radians

Codebyte Example

The following example returns the inverse tangent of the value with the atan() function:

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