arctan
| arctan | 
  Purpose
 
  
  Synopsis
 
 function arctan(r:real):real
 
  Argument
 
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     r 
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     Real number to which to apply the trigonometric function
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  Return value
 
 
 Arctangent of the argument.
 
  Example
 
 
 The following functions compute the arcsine and arccosine of a value:
 
 function arcsin(s:real):real returned:=arctan(s/sqrt(1-s^2)) end-function function arccos(c:real):real returned:=arctan(sqrt(1-c^2)/c) end-function
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