SIN - Returns the sine of a value.
The SIN function takes arguments in radians where,
radians = (angle * 2 * 3.1416 / 360)
Using the SIN function to find the sine of 30 degrees:
SQL> SQL> SELECT SIN(30*2*3.1416/360) 2 FROM dual;-- from www. j av a 2 s. c om SIN(30*2*3.1416/360) -------------------- 00000.50 SQL>