MySQL TAN() Function

In MySQL, the TAN() function returns the tangent of the specified number.

`TAN()` Syntax

Here is the syntax of MySQL TAN() function:

TAN(number)

Parameters

number: Required. An angle, in radians.

Return value

In MySQL, the TAN() function returns the tangent of the specified number.

If the parameter number is NULL, the TAN() function will return NULL.

`TAN()` Examples

SELECT
    TAN(2.5),
    TAN(0.2),
    TAN(-0.5),
    TAN(-0.2),
    TAN(0),
    TAN(PI()),
    TAN(NULL)\G

output

*************************** 1\. row ***************************
 TAN(2.5): 0.5984721441039565
 TAN(0.2): 0.19866933079506122
TAN(-0.5): -0.479425538604203
TAN(-0.2): -0.19866933079506122
   TAN(0): 0
TAN(PI()): 1.2246467991473532e-16
TAN(NULL): NULL

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