Python sin() Function

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Description

sin()Returns the sine of x radians.


Syntax

The following is the syntax for the sin() method:

import math

math.sin(x)

Note:sin() cannot be accessed directly; you need to import the math module and then call the method via the math static object.


Parameter

  • x -- A number.

Return Value

It returns the sine of x radians, with a value between -1 and 1.


Example

The following demonstrates an example of using the sin() method:

Example

#!/usr/bin/python
import math

print "sin(3) : ",  math.sin(3)
print "sin(-3) : ",  math.sin(-3)
print "sin(0) : ",  math.sin(0)
print "sin(math.pi) : ",  math.sin(math.pi)
print "sin(math.pi/2) : ",  math.sin(math.pi/2)

After running the above example, the output result is:

sin(3) :  0.14112000806
sin(-3) :  -0.14112000806
sin(0) :  0.0
sin(math.pi) :  1.22460635382e-16
sin(math.pi/2) :  1

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