Using math.h in OpenGL

OpenGL OpenGL: Basic Coding
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Ok, the opposite and adjacent sides of a right triangle i have drawn are 1. I want to use tan to find one of the angles. It never works. I have tried tana() and tanh() and they dont work either. I know the answer should be 45 degrees, what is wrong?

Tana() sounds like it is what I want. I call tanaf(1.0f) but it always returns 0.76 when it should be 45!

What is wrong?

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The arc-tangent of 1.0 is 0.76 radians which is 45 degrees.

do this …

static double R2D = 180.0/3.141592654;
double myAngleInRadians = atanf(1.0);
double myAngleInDegrees = myAngleInRadians*R2D;

The standard match libraries work with angles in radians. Note however that OpenGL works with angles in degrees.

Good luck

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thanks