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+===== Tan =====
+==== Format ====
+**tan** ( //expression// )
+==== Description ====
+Computes the tangent of //expression//. //Expression// must be in radians.
+==== Note ====
+The tan function does not produce an exact result.
+==== See Also ====
+[[acos|Acos]], [[asin|Asin]], [[atan|Atan]], [[sin|Sin]], [[cos|Cos]], [[degrees|Degrees]], [[radians|Radians]]
+==== Example ====
+<code>
+clg
+color black
+# draw a line across the graphic output
+line 0,150,300,150
+# where do we start
+lastx = 0
+lasty = tan(0) * 50 + 150
+# now step across the line and draw
+for x = 0 to 300 step 5
+   angle = x / 300 * 2 * pi
+   y = tan(angle) * 50 + 150
+   line lastx, lasty, x, y
+   lastx = x
+   lasty = y
+next x
+</code>
+Draws
+{{tan.jpg}}

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