C atan2() Function

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C atan2() Function

The atan2() function returns the angle in the plane between the positive x-axis and the ray from (0, 0) to the point (x, y), for atan2(y, x).

This function is defined in <math.h> header file.

Example

C Compiler
#include <stdio.h> #include <math.h> int main() { printf("%lf", atan2(8, 2)); return 0; }

Output

1.325818

Syntax

atan2(data_type y, data_type x)

Parameter Values

ValueTypeExplanation
yRequiredSpecifies the y coordinate of the point.
xRequiredSpecifies the x coordinate of the point.

Return Value

ValueExplanation
NumberThe arc-tangent of the quotient of its arguments.
The return value will be between -π and π.
The return value is represented in radians.

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