TRUECALC
Functions

ATAN2

Arctangent of y/x in radians

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When to use it

When should I use ATAN2?

Use ATAN2 when you have separate x and y coordinates; it returns the angle in radians and handles all four quadrants correctly, unlike ATAN.

Used in

science · engineering

Syntax

ATAN2(x, y)

Examples

=ATAN2(4,3) // => 0.6435011087932844
=ATAN2(1,0) // => 0
=ATAN2(0,1) // => 1.5707963267948966

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