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Trigonometric functions 209
Description
Converts angleInDegress to radians. 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.
Sin
Format
Sin(angleInRadians)
Parameter
angleInRadians - any numeric expression or field containing a numeric expression, in
radians.
Data type returned
number
Description
Returns the sine of angleInRadians expressed in radians.
Examples
Sin(Radians(60)) returns .86602.
Sin(.610865) returns .57357624....
Ραδιανσ
π ανγλεΙνΔεγρεεσ
180
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