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sin, cos, tan

sin, cos, tan Function

Syntax:

sin radians → number

cos radians → number

tan radians → number

Arguments and Values:

radians—a number given in radians.

number—a number .

Description:

sin, cos, and tan return the sine, cosine, and tangent, respectively, of radians.

Examples:

(sin 0)0.0 
(cos 0.7853982)0.707107
(tan #c(0 1)) → #C(0.0 0.761594)

Exceptional Situations:

Should signal an error of type type-error if radians is not a number . Might signal arithmetic-error.

See Also:

asin, acos, atan, Section 12.1.3.3 (Rule of Float Substitutability)

asin, acos, atan

Expanded Reference: sin, cos, tan

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