From: "Damian Yerrick" <NOSP AT Msnews@pineight.8m.com>
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"Jarkko Kähkönen" <jarkko DOT kahkonen AT mbnet DOT fi> wrote in message
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> Atan () - don't work!
> Here is a bit of my code:
>
> float direction;
>
> direction = atan ( 120 / 90 );
> printf ("%f", direction");
>
> And output is this:
> 0.927-something
>
> But with calculator it is:
> tan^-1 (120 / 90) = 53.13-something
>
> Is atan () right inverse tan function?

Yes. Ever heard of something called a radian?
Try putting your little calculator into "radian" mode
(push DRG for drugs?) and try your arctan again.

Basically, there are 2*Pi (about 6.283) radians in a circle
instead of 360 degrees. Multiply atan's "radian" output by
57.29578 to get degrees.

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