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Tan

Tan[z] gives the tangent of z.

• The argument of Tan is assumed to be in radians. (Multiply by Degree to convert from degrees.)
Tan[z] can be input as  .
Sin[z]/Cos[z] is automatically converted to Tan[z].
• See also:
ArcTan, Cot, TrigToExp.

Examples

Using InstantCalculators

Here is the InstantCalculator for the Tan function. Enter the parameters for your calculation and click Calculate to see the result.

Entering Commands Directly

You can paste a template for this command via the Text Input button on the Tan Function Controller.

Here is a plot of Tan[x] for x from -Pi to Pi.

You can compute approximate values of trigonometric functions.

This is the derivative.

This is the integral.

Ordinary Mathematical Notation

This also gives the derivative.

This also gives the integral.


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