Arc Tangent (Noun)
Meaning
The inverse function of the tangent; the angle that has a tangent equal to a given number.
Classification
Nouns denoting relations between people or things or ideas.
Examples
- Using a calculator, we can find the arc tangent of a number, which represents the angle in standard position with the specified tangent value.
- The student struggled to understand the relationship between the tangent and the arc tangent functions in trigonometry class.
- To calculate the angle of elevation, we need to find the arc tangent of the ratio between the opposite and adjacent sides of the triangle.
- The arc tangent of 1 is 45 degrees or π/4 radians, which represents the angle in standard position with a tangent value of 1.
- In calculus, the inverse trigonometric functions, including the arc tangent, are used to find the angles of a right triangle given the ratios of the sides.