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TAN: Returns the tangent of a value



SQL>
SQL> -- create demo table
SQL> create table TestTable(
  2    ID                 VARCHAR2(4 BYTE)         NOT NULL,
  3    MyName             VARCHAR2(10 BYTE),
  4    MyDate             DATE,
  5    MyNumber           Number(8,2)
  6  )
  7  /

Table created.

SQL>
SQL>
SQL> insert into TestTable (ID, MyName, MyDate, MyNumber) values('1','Alison',to_date('19960711','YYYYMMDD'),12.12);

1 row created.

SQL> insert into TestTable (ID, MyName, MyDate, MyNumber) values('1','Alison',to_date('19970622','YYYYMMDD'),-12.12);

1 row created.

SQL> insert into TestTable (ID, MyName, MyDate, MyNumber) values('1','Alison',to_date('19980513','YYYYMMDD'),22.1);

1 row created.

SQL> insert into TestTable (ID, MyName, MyDate, MyNumber) values('1','Alison',to_date('19990624','YYYYMMDD'),-2.12);

1 row created.

SQL> insert into TestTable (ID, MyName, MyDate, MyNumber) values('1','Alison',to_date('20000415','YYYYMMDD'),2.1);

1 row created.

SQL>
SQL>
SQL> select * from TestTable
  2
SQL>
SQL> --TAN: Returns the tangent of a value
SQL> SELECT TAN(MyNumber*2*3.1416/360) FROM TestTable;

TAN(MYNUMBER*2*3.1416/360)
--------------------------
                .214747078
                -.21474708
                .406058943
                -.03701796
                .036668421

SQL>
SQL> drop table TestTable;

Table dropped.

SQL>
SQL>
           
       








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