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atan, atanl
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Header File
math.h
Category
Math Routines
Prototype
double atan(double x); long double atanl(long double x);
Description
Calculates the arc tangent.
atan calculates the arc tangent of the input value.
atanl is the long double version; it takes a long double argument and returns a long double result.
Return Value
atan and atanl of a real argument return a value in the range -pi/2 to pi/2. Error handling for these functions can be modified through the functions _matherr and _matherrl.
Example
#include <stdio.h> #include <math.h> int main(void) { double result; double x = 0.5; result = atan(x); printf("The arc tangent of %lf is %lf\n", x, result); return(0); }
Portability
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