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Sin

 

escription

Calculates the sine of an angle that is entered in radians.

Returns

A number; the sine of the angle.

Category

Mathematical functions

Function syntax

Sin(number)

See also

ASin CosACosTanAtnPi

Parameters

Parameter

Description

number

Angle, in radians for which to calculate the sine.

Usage

The range of the result is -1 to 1. To convert degrees to radians, multiply degrees by p/180. To convert radians to degrees, multiply radians by 180/p.

Note: Because the function uses floating point arithmetic, it returns a very small number (such as 6.12323399574E-017) for angles that should produce 0. To test for a 0 value, check whether the value is less than 0.0000000000001.

Example

<cfscript>
val=0.5
writeOutput("The sin of " & val & " is: " & sin(val))
</cfscript>
<cfscript> val=0.5 writeOutput("The sin of " & val & " is: " & sin(val)) </cfscript>
<cfscript>
    val=0.5
    writeOutput("The sin of " & val & " is: " & sin(val))
</cfscript>

Output

The sin of 0.5 is: 0.479425538604

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