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      3 # Function tan
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      5 Calculate the tangent of a value. `tan(x)` is equal to `sin(x) / cos(x)`.
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      7 For matrices, the function is evaluated element wise.
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     10 ## Syntax
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     12 ```js
     13 math.tan(x)
     14 ```
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     16 ### Parameters
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     18 Parameter | Type | Description
     19 --------- | ---- | -----------
     20 `x` | number &#124; BigNumber &#124; Complex &#124; Unit &#124; Array &#124; Matrix | Function input
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     22 ### Returns
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     24 Type | Description
     25 ---- | -----------
     26 number &#124; BigNumber &#124; Complex &#124; Array &#124; Matrix | Tangent of x
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     29 ### Throws
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     31 Type | Description
     32 ---- | -----------
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     35 ## Examples
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     37 ```js
     38 math.tan(0.5)                    // returns number 0.5463024898437905
     39 math.sin(0.5) / math.cos(0.5)    // returns number 0.5463024898437905
     40 math.tan(math.pi / 4)            // returns number 1
     41 math.tan(math.unit(45, 'deg'))   // returns number 1
     42 ```
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     44 
     45 ## See also
     46 
     47 [atan](atan.md),
     48 [sin](sin.md),
     49 [cos](cos.md)