Math.atan() help

[GamingExpert0312 (sentinel)]

This is a pretty simple post. I cannot find the answer on the devhub so I came here.

All I want is for someone to explain what math.atan() is and does.

[ItsMeFelixAccept]

How to understand math.cos,sin,tan,acos,asin,atan

I know there’s a topic similar, What can I do with these asin, acos, atan, sin, cos, tan but I don’t understand it pretty much, I already know this are trigonomic (or something like that) functions, but, for example The answers people give, sometimes are really complicated, or I don’t get it pretty much, I speak spanish too. so it’s difficult, I want if possible, short answers like for example: math.abs() – returns all numbers in positive, absolute math.clamp(x, min, max) returns min if x is <…

All of these are trigonometric functions, to get into trigonometry, you need to know algebra, I recommend learning in khan academy because it has a search bar and it quizzes you at the end.

Trigonometry | Khan Academy

[GamingExpert0312 (sentinel)]

How fun, complicated math. Ah well, I will try it. Thanks for helping me out.

Oh, can I ask what arc means? Some other math functions return the arc of something.

[Synitx (syn)]

wiki

[ItsMeFelixAccept]

This is a arc θ, the simplest way I can explain it, it is a curve

If you look at imAlex’s post the curves are the red