Documentation/Calc Functions/SIN/en

Function name:
SIN

Category:
Mathematical

Summary:
Calculates the trigonometric sine (sin) of an angle expressed in radians.

Syntax:
SIN(Number)

Returns:
Returns a real number in the range [-1, 1] that is the trigonometric sine of the specified angle.

Arguments:
Number is a real number, or a reference to a cell containing that number, that is the angle in radians whose trigonometric sine is to be calculated.


 * If Number is non-numeric, then SIN reports a #VALUE! error.

Additional details:
If your angle is expressed in degrees, either multiply by PI/180 or use the RADIANS function to convert to radians.

The formula for the trigonometric sine of x is: $$\sin(x)~=~\sum_{n=0}^{\infty }\frac{(-1)^{n}}{(2n+1)!}~x^{2n+1}$$ The figure below illustrates the function SIN.

Related LibreOffice functions:
ASIN

COS

COT

CSC

SEC

TAN

ODF standard:
Section 6.16.55, part 2

Equivalent Excel functions:
SIN