TI-BASIC:Sin
Command Summary
Returns the sine of a real number.
Command Syntax
sin(angle)
Menu Location
Press the SIN key to paste sin(.
TI-83/84/+/SE
1 byte
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sin(θ) returns the sine of θ, which is defined as the y-value of the point of intersection of the unit circle and a line containing the origin that makes an angle θ with the positive x-axis
The value returned depends on whether the calculator is in Radian or Degree mode. A full rotation around a circle is 2π radians, which is equal to 360°. The conversion from radians to degrees is angle*180/π and from degrees to radians is angle*π/180. The sin( command also works on a list of real numbers.
In radians:
sin(π/6) .5
In degrees:
sin(30) .5
Advanced Uses
You can bypass the mode setting by using the ° (degree) and r (radian) symbols. These next two commands will return the same values no matter if your calculator is in degrees or radians:
sin(30°) .5
sin(π/6^^r) .5
Error Conditions
- ERR:DATA TYPE is thrown if you supply a matrix or a complex argument.
