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PostgreSQL ATAN2() function

ATAN2() function

The PostgreSQL atan2() function is used to return the inverse tangent of a division given in the argument.

Syntax:

atan2(b,a)

PostgreSQL Version: 9.3

Pictorial presentation of PostgreSQL ATAN2() function

pictorial presentation of PostgreSQL ATAN2() function

Example 1: PostgreSQL ATAN2() function

Code:

SELECT ATAN2(0,1) AS "Atan2 (0,1)";

Sample Output:

 Atan2 (0,1)
-------------
           0
(1 row)

Example 2: PostgreSQL ATAN2() function

Code:

SELECT ATAN2(1,0) AS "Atan2 (1,0)";

Sample Output:

   Atan2 (1,0)
-----------------
 1.5707963267949
(1 row)

Example 3: PostgreSQL ATAN2() function

Code:

SELECT ATAN2(1,-1) AS "Atan2 (1,-1)";

Sample Output:

   Atan2 (1,-1)
------------------
 2.35619449019234
(1 row)

Example 4: PostgreSQL ATAN2() function

Code:

SELECT ATAN2(-3,2) AS "Atan2 (-3,2)";

Sample Output:

    Atan2 (-3,2)
--------------------
 -0.982793723247329
(1 row)

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