Summary: Find the tangent of a 45-degree angle with Windows PowerShell.
How can I use Windows PowerShell to obtain the tangent of a 45-degree angle?
Use the Tan static method from the [math] class, for example:
[math]::tan(45)
Summary: Find the tangent of a 45-degree angle with Windows PowerShell.
How can I use Windows PowerShell to obtain the tangent of a 45-degree angle?
Use the Tan static method from the [math] class, for example:
[math]::tan(45)
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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)