TAN function - Zoho Sheet - Help Guide

TAN

Returns the tangent of the given angle in radians.

 

Syntax

 

TAN(angle)
angle: The angle in radians that you want to calculate the tangent of. Eg., 0.3

 

Remarks

  • To return the angle in degrees, use the DEGREES function or multiply it by 180/PI().


Examples  

   

Formula

Result

=TAN(0.3)

0.30933625

=TAN(-0.9)

-1.260158218

=TAN(1/2)

0.54630249


Get a hands-on experience of the function in the embedded range below.   



Possible Errors

 

Errors

Meaning

#N/A!

  • The function could not find the value it was asked to look for. Commonly occurs in VLOOKUP and similar functions.

#NAME!

  • The function name is incorrect or invalid.

  • The given defined name (if any) is invalid.

  • There is a typo in the defined name used in the function.

  • Double quotes are missing for text values in the function.

  • Colon missing in a cell range reference.

#VALUE!

  • The given argument's data type is incorrect or invalid.
    For example, the function =DATE(A1:A3) will return a #VALUE error when a text value is present in the range.

#REF!

  • The given cell reference is incorrect or invalid. This error may occur when a cell/range has been deleted, moved, or pasted over.

 

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