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35.Dd May 2, 1991
36.Dt ATAN2 3
37.Os
38.Sh NAME
34.\"
35.Dd May 2, 1991
36.Dt ATAN2 3
37.Os
38.Sh NAME
39.Nm atan2
40.Nd arc tangent function of two variables
39.Nm atan2 ,
40.Nm atan2f
41.Nd arc tangent functions of two variables
41.Sh SYNOPSIS
42.Fd #include <math.h>
43.Ft double
44.Fn atan2 "double y" "double x"
42.Sh SYNOPSIS
43.Fd #include <math.h>
44.Ft double
45.Fn atan2 "double y" "double x"
46.Ft float
47.Fn atan2f "float y" "float x"
45.Sh DESCRIPTION
46The
48.Sh DESCRIPTION
49The
47.Xr atan2
48function computes the principal value of the arc tangent of
49.Ar y/ Ns Ar x ,
50.Fn atan2
51and the
52.Fn atan2f
53functions compute the principal value of the arc tangent of
54.Fa y/ Ns Ar x ,
50using the signs of both arguments to determine the quadrant of
51the return value.
52.Sh RETURN VALUES
53The
55using the signs of both arguments to determine the quadrant of
56the return value.
57.Sh RETURN VALUES
58The
54.Xr atan2
55function, if successful,
56returns the arc tangent of
57.Ar y/ Ns Ar x
59.Fn atan2
60and the
61.Fn atan2f
62functions, if successful,
63return the arc tangent of
64.Fa y/ Ns Ar x
58in the range
59.Bk -words
60.Bq \&- Ns \*(Pi , \&+ Ns \*(Pi
61.Ek
62radians.
63If both
65in the range
66.Bk -words
67.Bq \&- Ns \*(Pi , \&+ Ns \*(Pi
68.Ek
69radians.
70If both
64.Ar x
71.Fa x
65and
72and
66.Ar y
73.Fa y
67are zero, the global variable
68.Va errno
69is set to
70.Er EDOM .
71On the
72.Tn VAX :
73.Bl -column atan_(y,x)_:=____ sign(y)_(Pi_atan2(Xy_xX))___
74.It Fn atan2 y x No := Ta

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75.Va errno
76is set to
77.Er EDOM .
78On the
79.Tn VAX :
80.Bl -column atan_(y,x)_:=____ sign(y)_(Pi_atan2(Xy_xX))___
81.It Fn atan2 y x No := Ta

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