ATAN

 

The ATAN function returns the inverse tangent, in radians, of the input value. The input must be a real number. The returned value is within the range of -π/2 ~ π/2.

 

Format

 

Arguments definition

A real number or a function that returns a real number

 

Formulation

 

Example

As shown in the following figure, the ATAN function calculates the inverse tangent (in radians) of Marker 1 on the InertiaMarker’s x-axis.

ATAN( DY(1,2)/DX(1,2) )   <Argument: (1)body1.marker1, (2)body2.marker2 >