no tan() or arctan()?

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Mar 25 2001, 3:31 pm
Just curious. Tangent is easier to use on a Cartesian plane if you know the X and Y values.
Mar 25 2001, 3:57 pm (Edited on Mar 26 2001, 10:17 am)
On 3/25/01 6:31 pm Spuzzum wrote:
Just curious. Tangent is easier to use on a Cartesian plane if you know the X and Y values.

You've got sin() and cos(). You do the math :)
Mar 25 2001, 4:04 pm
In response to Tom H.
On 3/25/01 6:57 pm Tom H. wrote:
On 3/25/01 6:31 pm Spuzzum wrote:
Just curious. Tangent is easier to use on a Cartesian plane if you know the X and Y values.

You've got sin() and cos(). You do the math :)

But that's an extra calculation to get the hypoteneuse, dammit! =)