Re: tangent value
- To: mathgroup at smc.vnet.net
- Subject: [mg17728] Re: [mg17625] tangent value
- From: "Tomas Garza" <tgarza at mail.internet.com.mx>
- Date: Tue, 25 May 1999 02:15:13 -0400
- Sender: owner-wri-mathgroup at wolfram.com
Chris Johnson [christian_mail at geocities.com] wrote:
> Problem:
> "Write a program that reads two float values representing angles and
> displays a message stating which angle has the greater tangent value."
>
> Can anybody tell me what the tangent value in this case is supposed to
> mean?
Unless there is some secret I am not aware of:
In[1]:=
{Random[Real,{-Pi/2, Pi/2}],Random[Real,{-Pi, Pi}]}
Out[1]=
{-0.92742,0.318842}
In[2]:=
Tan/@%
Out[2]=
{-1.33368,0.330105}
In[3]:=
Max[%]
Out[3]=
0.330105
Tomas Garza
Mexico City