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# Java - tan() Method

## Description:

The method returns the tangent of the specified double value.

## Syntax:

    double tan(double d)

## Parameters:

Here is the detail of parameters:

- A double data types

## Return Value :

- Returns the tangent of the specified double value.

## Example:

    public class Test{
       public static void main(String args[]){
         double degrees = 45.0;
         double radians = Math.toRadians(degrees);

         System.out.format("The value of pi is %.4f%n", Math.PI);
         System.out.format("The tangent of %.1f degrees is %.4f%n",
                            degrees, Math.tan(radians));

       }
    }

This produces following result:

    The value of pi is 3.1416
    The tangent of 45.0 degrees is 1.0000

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