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FILEMAKER FUNCTIONS REFERENCE 251
Description
The parameters for FileMaker Pro trigonometric functions must be expressed in radians. If the
values you want to use as parameters in a trigonometric equation are in degrees, use this function
to convert them to radians first. A degree is equal to Pi/180 radians.
Examples
Radians(45) returns .78539816....
Sin(Radians(30)) returns .5.
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Sin
Purpose
Returns the sine (Sin) of angleInRadians expressed in radians.
Format
Sin(angleInRadians)
Parameters
angleInRadians - any numeric expression or field containing a numeric expression, in radians
Data type returned
number
Originated in
FileMaker Pro 6.0 or earlier
Examples
Sin(Radians(60)) returns .86602.
Sin(.610865) returns .57357624....
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Functions reference (alphabetical list)
Radians
π angleInDegrees
180
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