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X no w has a va l u e of 1.5 707 963 27 o r Pl / 2, t he arc sine of 1.
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The COMPUTER h as thre e forms fo r r ep r esenting va l ues i n an gul a r va l ues -de ci m a l
degr ees, ra dian s , a nd g r ads. Th e se fo r ms a r e us e d i n s pe c ify ing t he ar gumen t s t o t h e
SIN, COS , and TA N f u nct i o n s and in r e t u rni ng th e re s ul ts from t h e A SN , A CS, and
ATN func t io n s .
The RADIAN fun ctio n cha n ges th e u nit o f a ng l e f or a l l va l u e s t o ra d i an s u ntil a DEGREE
or GRAD v e rb is us ed . R ad i an r eprese n t s an angu l ar m easu r eme nt in term s of the
length of the a rc w ith re spect to a r adius, i . e. , 360 ° i s 2 Pl radi a n s since t he
circumference o f a circle is 2 P ! t i mes t he r ad ius.
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The RADIAN verb is u s ed to c h a nge the uni t o f an g l e to r a di an s.
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Abbre v i atio n s: R A D . , R ADI. , RA DI A .
See also : DEGRE E, G RAD
Verbs
RADIAN