July 19th, 2015

PowerTip: Find Tangent of 45-Degree Angle with PowerShell

Doctor Scripto
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Summary: Find the tangent of a 45-degree angle with Windows PowerShell.

Hey, Scripting Guy! Question How can I use Windows PowerShell to obtain the tangent of a 45-degree angle?

Hey, Scripting Guy! Answer Use the Tan static method from the [math] class, for example:

[math]::tan(45)

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  • Евгений Лыков

    from the official .NET documentation:

    Math.Tan(Double) Method
    public static double Tan (double a);
    where a Double: An angle, measured in radians.

    to convert degrees to radians, and vice versa (in Powershell):
    $rad = $deg * ([Math]::PI/180)
    $deg = $rad * (180/[Math]::PI)

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