Inverse Tangent (arctan) Calculator

45°
0.785 rad

Understanding Inverse Tangent (arctan)

What is Inverse Tangent?

The inverse tangent (arctan) is a function that returns the angle whose tangent is a given number. It's the inverse operation of the tangent function.

Key Properties

  • • Range: -90° to 90° (-Ï€/2 to Ï€/2 radians)
  • • Domain: All real numbers
  • • One-to-one function in its range

Common Values

Tangent Degrees Radians
0 0° 0
1 45° π/4
√3 60° π/3