i am trying the inverse tangent function in processing java, i am using the atan(float) function, when i use a paramater around 100 / 70 i am getting the wrong result, this is true for atan(100 / 75), atan(100 / 80) and so on… converted to degrees, it always returns 45 degrees, which it does not…

[image] inzywinki: This is true for atan(100 / 75), atan(100 / 80) and so on… Try out atan(100 / 75.0) & atan(100.0 / 80) instead, so it’s not integer division anymore! :bulb:

Thank you very much for this, rookie mistake!

I still make that mistake every so often but catch them. :slight_smile: There is also an atan2() atan() https://processing.org/reference/atan_.html [image] Inverse trigonometric functions In mathematics, the inverse trigonometric functions (occasionally also called arcus functions, an…

Atan function not working correctly?

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GoToLoop August 12, 2019, 4:54pm 2

Try out atan(100 / 75.0) & atan(100.0 / 80) instead, so it’s not integer division anymore!

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