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PHP atan() Function
Definition and Usage
The atan() function returns the arc tan or tan inverse of arg in radians. atan() is the inverse function of tan(). Therefore if tan(x)=y, atan(y)=x.
For example, tan(pi/3)= 1.73205080757 (Squre Root of 3) and atan(1.73205080757)=1.04719755 rad which is equal to pi/3.
This function returns a float value .
Syntax
atan ( float $arg ) : float
Parameters
| Sr.No | Parameter & Description |
|---|---|
| 1 | arg A floating point number whose arc tan is to be calculated. |
Return Values
PHP atan() function returns arc tan of given number. It is angle represented in radians. Returned value is between -pi/2 and pi/2
PHP Version
This function is available in PHP versions 4.x, PHP 5.x as well as PHP 7.x.
Example
Following example calculates atan(0.57735026919) and returns 0.52359877559858 radians which is equivalent to pi/6. Note that tan(pi/6) is 1/sqrt(3) −
<?php
$arg=0.57735026919;
$val=atan($arg);
echo "atan(" . $arg . ") = " . $val . " radians";
?>Output
This will produce following result −
atan(0.57735026919) = 0.52359877559858 radians
Example
Following example calculates atan(0) and returns 0 radians which is equivalent to tan(0) −
<?php
$arg=0;
$val=atan($arg);
echo "atan(" . $arg . ") = " . $val . " radians";
?>Output
This will produce following result −
atan(0) = 0 radians
Example
Let's check find out atan(-1). It returns -0.78539816339745 radians (which is -pi/4) −
<?php
$arg=-1;
$val=atan($arg);
echo "atan(" . $arg . ") = " . $val . " radians";
?>Output
This will produce following result −
atan(-1) = -0.78539816339745 radians
Example
Following example calculates atan(1.6331239E+16) which is a very large number and returns 1.5707963267949 radians which is equivalent to pi/2 −
<?php
$arg=1.6331239e+16;
$val=atan($arg);
echo "atan(" . $arg . ") = " . $val . " radians";
?>Output
This will produce following result −
atan(1.6331239E+16) = 1.5707963267949 radians
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