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atan2 ( y ; x )

Michael George, Michael George Consulting
mailto:mgeorge@coresupport.com

returns the base angle (arctan) of a triangle with the sides X and Y.

Sample Input:
atan2 ( y ; x )
1 0
1 1
0 1
-1 1
-1 0
-1 -1
0 -1
1 -1
Sample Output:
(in radians)
0
0.7853...
1.5707...
2.3561...
3.1415...
3.9269...
4.7123...
5.4977...


 Then copy & paste into FileMaker Advanced's Edit Custom Function window.

if you have myFMbutler's Clip Manager installed

Description:

The function atan2(y;x) returns the arctan of y,x with adjustments for the signs of x and y so that the angle returned is the angle of the cartesian point (x,y) in radians.
The commonest use of atan2 is in converting between rectangular and polar co-ordinates. The formula for calculating the *initial* heading for a great-circle route from point A to point B uses atan2.
Please be aware that the parameter order is y,x and not x,y as usual.

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