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<h3 class="section">1.7 <code>atan</code>, <code>atanf</code>&mdash;arc tangent</h3>
<p><a name="index-atan-13"></a><a name="index-atanf-14"></a><strong>Synopsis</strong>
<pre class="example"> #include &lt;math.h&gt;
double atan(double <var>x</var>);
float atanf(float <var>x</var>);
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<p><strong>Description</strong><br>
<p><code>atan</code> computes the inverse tangent (arc tangent) of the input value.
<p><code>atanf</code> is identical to <code>atan</code>, save that it operates on <code>floats</code>.
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<strong>Returns</strong><br>
<code>atan</code> returns a value in radians, in the range of -pi/2 to pi/2.
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<strong>Portability</strong><br>
<code>atan</code> is ANSI C. <code>atanf</code> is an extension.
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