TRUECALC
Functions

ATAN

Arctangent in radians

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When to use it

When should I use ATAN instead of ATAN2?

Use ATAN when you have a single ratio value; use ATAN2 when you have separate x and y coordinates and need the correct quadrant.

Used in

science · engineering

Syntax

ATAN(number)

Examples

=ATAN(0) // => 0
=ATAN(1) // => 0.7853981633974483
=ATAN(-1) // => -0.7853981633974483

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