TanDegrees [θ]
gives the tangent of degrees.
TanDegrees
TanDegrees [θ]
gives the tangent of degrees.
Details
- TanDegrees and other trigonometric functions are studied in high-school geometry courses and are also used in many scientific disciplines.
- The argument of TanDegrees is assumed to be in degrees.
- TanDegrees is automatically evaluated when its argument is a simple rational multiple of ; for more complicated rational multiples, FunctionExpand can sometimes be used.
- TanDegrees of angle is the ratio of the opposite side to the adjacent side of a right triangle:
- TanDegrees is related to SinDegrees and CosDegrees by the identity TemplateBox[{x}, TanDegrees]=(TemplateBox[{x}, SinDegrees])/(TemplateBox[{x}, CosDegrees]).
- For certain special arguments, TanDegrees automatically evaluates to exact values.
- TanDegrees can be evaluated to arbitrary numerical precision.
- TanDegrees automatically threads over lists.
- TanDegrees can be used with Interval , CenteredInterval and Around objects.
- Mathematical function, suitable for both symbolic and numerical manipulation.
Examples
open all close allBasic Examples (6)
The argument is given in degrees:
Calculate TanDegrees of 45 Degree for a right triangle with unit sides:
Calculate the tangent by hand:
Verify the result:
Solve a trigonometric equation:
Solve a trigonometric inequality:
Plot over two periods:
Series expansion at 0:
Scope (46)
Numerical Evaluation (6)
Evaluate numerically:
Evaluate to high precision:
The precision of the output tracks the precision of the input:
TanDegrees can take complex number inputs:
Evaluate TanDegrees efficiently at high precision:
Compute worst-case guaranteed intervals using Interval and CenteredInterval objects:
Or compute average-case statistical intervals using Around :
Compute the elementwise values of an array:
Or compute the matrix TanDegrees function using MatrixFunction :
Specific Values (6)
Values of TanDegrees at fixed points:
TanDegrees has exact values at rational multiples of 60 degrees:
Values at infinity:
Simple exact values are generated automatically:
More complicated cases require explicit use of FunctionExpand :
Zeros of TanDegrees :
Find one zero using Solve :
Substitute in the result:
Visualize the result:
Singular points of TanDegrees :
Visualization (4)
Plot the TanDegrees function:
Plot over a subset of the complexes:
Plot the real part of TanDegrees :
Plot the imaginary part of TanDegrees :
Polar plot with TanDegrees :
Function Properties (13)
TanDegrees is a periodic function with a period of :
Check this with FunctionPeriod :
Real domain of TanDegrees :
Complex domain:
TanDegrees achieves all real values:
The range for complex values:
TanDegrees is an odd function:
TanDegrees has the mirror property tan(TemplateBox[{z}, Conjugate])=TemplateBox[{{tan, (, z, )}}, Conjugate]:
TanDegrees is not an analytic function:
However, it is meromorphic:
TanDegrees is monotonic in a specific range:
TanDegrees is not injective:
TanDegrees is surjective:
TanDegrees is neither non-negative nor non-positive:
TanDegrees has both singularities and discontinuities in points multiple to 90:
TanDegrees is neither convex nor concave:
TanDegrees is convex for x in [0,90]:
TraditionalForm formatting:
Differentiation (3)
First derivative:
Higher derivatives:
Formula for the ^(th) derivative:
Integration (3)
Compute the indefinite integrals of TanDegrees via Integrate :
Definite integral of TanDegrees over a period is 0:
More integrals:
Series Expansions (3)
Find the Taylor expansion using Series :
Plot the first three approximations for TanDegrees around :
Asymptotic expansion at a singular point:
TanDegrees can be applied to power series:
Function Identities and Simplifications (5)
Double-angle formula using TrigExpand :
Angle sum formula:
Multiple‐angle expressions:
Recover the original expression using TrigReduce :
Convert sums to products using TrigFactor :
Convert to exponentials using TrigToExp :
Function Representations (3)
Representation through CotDegrees :
Representation through SinDegrees and CosDegrees :
Representation through SecDegrees and CscDegrees :
Applications (12)
Basic Trigonometric Applications (2)
Given , find the TanDegrees of the angle using the identity :
Find the missing opposite side length of a right triangle if the adjacent side is 5 and the angle is 30 degrees:
Trigonometric Identities (4)
Calculate the TanDegrees value of 105 degrees using the sum and difference formulas:
Compare with the result of direct calculation:
Calculate the TanDegrees value of 15 degrees using the half-angle formula :
Compare this result with directly calculated TanDegrees :
Simplify trigonometric expressions:
Verify trigonometric identities:
Trigonometric Equations (2)
Solve a basic trigonometric equation:
Solve trigonometric equations including other trigonometric functions:
Solve trigonometric equations with conditions:
Trigonometric Inequalities (2)
Solve this trigonometric inequality:
Solve this trigonometric inequality including other trigonometric functions:
Advanced Applications (2)
Generate a plot over the complex argument plane:
The function has the limit zero as approaches :
Thus, its max limit is zero:
Properties & Relations (13)
Check that 1 degree is radians:
Basic parity and periodicity properties of the tangent function get automatically applied:
Simplify under assumptions on parameters:
Complicated expressions containing trigonometric functions do not simplify automatically:
Use FunctionExpand to express TanDegrees in terms of radicals:
Compositions with the inverse trigonometric functions:
Solve a trigonometric equation:
Numerically find a root of a transcendental equation:
Plot the function to check if the solution is correct:
The zeros of TanDegrees :
The poles of TanDegrees :
Calculate residue symbolically and numerically:
FunctionExpand applied to TanDegrees generates expressions in trigonometric functions in radians:
ExpToTrig applied to the outputs of TrigToExp will generate trigonometric functions in radians:
TanDegrees is a numeric function:
Possible Issues (1)
Machine-precision input is insufficient to give a correct answer:
With exact input, the answer is correct:
Neat Examples (4)
Trigonometric functions are ratios that relate the angle measures of a right triangle to the length of its sides:
Solve trigonometric equations:
Add some condition on the solution:
Some arguments can be expressed as a finite sequence of nested radicals:
Indefinite integral of :
See Also
Tech Notes
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History
Text
Wolfram Research (2024), TanDegrees, Wolfram Language function, https://reference.wolfram.com/language/ref/TanDegrees.html.
CMS
Wolfram Language. 2024. "TanDegrees." Wolfram Language & System Documentation Center. Wolfram Research. https://reference.wolfram.com/language/ref/TanDegrees.html.
APA
Wolfram Language. (2024). TanDegrees. Wolfram Language & System Documentation Center. Retrieved from https://reference.wolfram.com/language/ref/TanDegrees.html
BibTeX
@misc{reference.wolfram_2025_tandegrees, author="Wolfram Research", title="{TanDegrees}", year="2024", howpublished="\url{https://reference.wolfram.com/language/ref/TanDegrees.html}", note=[Accessed: 08-January-2026]}
BibLaTeX
@online{reference.wolfram_2025_tandegrees, organization={Wolfram Research}, title={TanDegrees}, year={2024}, url={https://reference.wolfram.com/language/ref/TanDegrees.html}, note=[Accessed: 08-January-2026]}