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Trigonometry with degrees

Frank A. Krueger
Thu, 05 Jun 2014 16:43:29 GMT

Following computer tradition, the trigonometry functions expect an argument in radians. sin(2) => 0.9093 sin(2rad) => 0.9093 sin(2rad) => 0.9093 However, they are also smart enough to unit covert their argument. sin(10deg) => 0.1736 sin(10°) => 0.1736 This saves you time as you don't have to type: sin(10deg in radians) => 0.1736 sin(10*pi/180) => 0.1736