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Math.sin() Function

Name

Math.sin() Function---compute a sine

Availability

Navigator 2.0, Internet Explorer 3.0

Synopsis

Math.sin(x)

Arguments

x

An angle, in radians.

Returns

The sine of x.

Description

Math.tan() computes and returns the sine of its numeric argument, which must be an angle specified in radians.

Usage

To convert degrees to radians, multiply by 0.017453293 (2pi/360).

See Also

"Math", "Math.asin()", "Math.cos()", "Math.tan()"


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