Java - Math tan() Method

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Description

The Java Math tan(double a) returns the trigonometric tangent of an angle. Special cases −

• If the argument is NaN or an infinity, then the result is NaN.

• If the argument is zero, then the result is a zero with the same sign as the argument.

The computed result must be within 1 ulp of the exact result. Results must be semi-monotonic.

Syntax

public static double tan(double d)

Parameters

Here is the detail of parameters −

• d − A double data type.

Return Value

• This method returns the tangent of the specified double value.

Example 1

In this example, we're showing the usage of Math.tan() method to get the tan of a double number. We've created a double variable x and initialized it with a given angle. Then using Math.toRadians() method we're retrieving the radian and then using Math.tan() method we've printed the tan value.

public class Test {
   public static void main(String args[]) {
      double degrees = 45.0;
      double radians = Math.toRadians(degrees);

      System.out.format("The value of pi is %.4f%n", Math.PI);
      System.out.format("The tangent of %.1f degrees is %.4f%n", degrees, Math.tan(radians));
   }
}

This will produce the following result −

Output

The value of pi is 3.1416
The tangent of 45.0 degrees is 1.0000

Example 2

In this example, we're showing the usage of Math.tan() method to get the tan of a float number. We've created a float variable x and initialized it with a given angle. Then using Math.toRadians() method we're retrieving the radian and then using Math.tan() method we've printed the tan value.

public class Test {
   public static void main(String args[]) {
      float degrees = (float)45.0;
      double radians = Math.toRadians(degrees);

      System.out.format("The value of pi is %.4f%n", Math.PI);
      System.out.format("The tangent of %.1f degrees is %.4f%n", degrees, Math.tan(radians));
   }
}

This will produce the following result −

Output

The value of pi is 3.1416
The tangent of 45.0 degrees is 1.0000

Example 3

In this example, we're showing the usage of Math.tan() method to get the tan of a zero value. We've created a float variable x and initialized it with a given angle for zero value. Then using Math.toRadians() method we're retrieving the radian and then using Math.tan() method we've printed the tan value.

public class Test {
   public static void main(String args[]) {
      float degrees = (float)0.0;
      double radians = Math.toRadians(degrees);

      System.out.format("The value of pi is %.4f%n", Math.PI);
      System.out.format("The tan of %.1f degrees is %.4f%n", degrees, Math.tan(radians));
   }
}

This will produce the following result −

Output

The value of pi is 3.1416
The tan of 0.0 degrees is 0.0000