Python math.radians()

In Python, the math.radians() function takes an angle measured in degrees and returns its radian equivalent as a floating-point value.

Syntax

math.radians(x)

• x: A numeric value or expression representing an angle measured in degrees.

Here is an image illustrating some common degree-radian equivalencies:

Example 1

In the example below, the math.radians() function returns the radian equivalent of 180 degrees:

import math

print(math.radians(180))

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The above code gives the following output:

3.141592653589793

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Example 2

In the following example, the math.radians() function returns the radian equivalent of 57.29577951308232 degrees:

import math

print(math.radians(57.29577951308232))

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The above code produces the following output:

1.0

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Codebyte Example

The below codebyte example demonstrates how the math.radians() function works:

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