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Radians

Converts angleInDegrees to radians.

Format

Radians ( angleInDegrees )

Parameters

angleInDegrees - any numeric expression or field containing a numeric expression, in degrees

Data type returned

number

Originated in

FileMaker Pro 6.0 or earlier

Description

The parameters for FileMaker Pro Advanced trigonometric functions must be expressed in radians. If the values you want to use as parameters in a trigonometric equation are in degrees, use this function to convert them to radians first. A degree is equal to Pi/180 radians.

Equation

Example 1

Radians(45) returns .78539816....

Example 2

Sin(Radians(30)) returns .5.