TAN (The GNU Fortran Compiler)

### 8.277 `TAN` — Tangent function ¶

Synopsis:

  `RESULT = TAN(X)`

Description:

  `TAN(X)` computes the tangent of X.

Class:

  Elemental function

Arguments:

  X | The type shall be `REAL` or `COMPLEX`.

Return value:

  The return value has same type and kind as X, and its value is in radians.

Example:

      program test_tan
        real(8) :: x = 0.165_8
        x = tan(x)
      end program test_tan

Specific names:

  Name | Argument | Return type | Standard
  --- | --- | --- | ---
  `TAN(X)` | `REAL(4) X` | `REAL(4)` | Fortran 77 and later
  `DTAN(X)` | `REAL(8) X` | `REAL(8)` | Fortran 77 and later

Standard:

  Fortran 77 and later, for a complex argument Fortran 2008 or later

See also:

  Inverse function:
  `ATAN` — Arctangent function
  Degrees function:
  `TAND` — Tangent function, degrees