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The Excel RADIANS Function

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Radians & Degrees

The conversion between Degrees and Radians is calculated by the relationship

180 degrees = π radians

where π is the mathematicial constant, PI = 3.14159265358979...

For more information on radians as a unit of measurement for angles, see the Wikipedia Radian page

Basic Description

The Excel Radians function converts radians into degrees.

The format of the function is :

RADIANS( Angle )

where the Angle argument is the angle, in degrees, that is to be converted into radians. This must be a numerical value.


Examples

The spreadsheets below show examples of the Excel Radians function. The function is shown in the spreadsheet on the left and the results are shown in the spreadsheet on the right.

 Formulas
Examples of use of the Excel Radians Function
 Results
Excel Radians Function Results

Note that in the above example spreadsheet, 180 degrees converts to π radians and 360 degrees converts to 2π radians.






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