# Tan

Returns the tangent of an angle that is entered in radians.

## Method Signature

```
Tan(number=[numeric])
```

### Arguments

| Argument | Type      | Required | Description                                      | Default |
| -------- | --------- | -------- | ------------------------------------------------ | ------- |
| `number` | `numeric` | `true`   | The angle in radians to calculate the tangent of |         |

## Examples

### Tangent of 0.3

[Run Example](https://try.boxlang.io/?code=eJwrSczTUNAzVtC05gIAEl0Cew%3D%3D)

```java
tan( .3 );

```

Result: 0.309336249609623215277756009824263

### Additional Examples

```java
<bx:output>#tan( 90 )#</bx:output>
```

## Related

* [Abs](https://boxlang.ortusbooks.com/boxlang-language/reference/built-in-functions/math/abs)
* [Acos](https://boxlang.ortusbooks.com/boxlang-language/reference/built-in-functions/math/acos)
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* [Exp](https://boxlang.ortusbooks.com/boxlang-language/reference/built-in-functions/math/exp)
* [Fix](https://boxlang.ortusbooks.com/boxlang-language/reference/built-in-functions/math/fix)
* [Floor](https://boxlang.ortusbooks.com/boxlang-language/reference/built-in-functions/math/floor)
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* [InputBaseN](https://boxlang.ortusbooks.com/boxlang-language/reference/built-in-functions/math/inputbasen)
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* [Log10](https://boxlang.ortusbooks.com/boxlang-language/reference/built-in-functions/math/log10)
* [Max](https://boxlang.ortusbooks.com/boxlang-language/reference/built-in-functions/math/max)
* [Min](https://boxlang.ortusbooks.com/boxlang-language/reference/built-in-functions/math/min)
* [Pi](https://boxlang.ortusbooks.com/boxlang-language/reference/built-in-functions/math/pi)
* [PrecisionEvaluate](https://boxlang.ortusbooks.com/boxlang-language/reference/built-in-functions/math/precisionevaluate)
* [Rand](https://boxlang.ortusbooks.com/boxlang-language/reference/built-in-functions/math/rand)
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* [RandRange](https://boxlang.ortusbooks.com/boxlang-language/reference/built-in-functions/math/randrange)
* [Round](https://boxlang.ortusbooks.com/boxlang-language/reference/built-in-functions/math/round)
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