Help with script please!!! pic included!!

I really need help on how to approach the problem. Does anyone know how to go about it or are there any examples like this one? Thank you so much!!!! the picture attached has the problem.

this is what I have this so far:

    x= input('Please provide a radian:');
    if cos(x)< 10^-20
        disp('Invalid value.');
    else
        cos(x)>=10^-20;
        tan(x)=abs(sin(x)/cos(x));
        fprint('Tan(x) of the value is %f\n',tan(x));
    end

[per isakson]

Your approach is fine. There are, however, a few syntax errors in your code. Did you get any error messages?

[Mikhail]

just delete line cos(x)>=10^-20;

[Pam]

I did receive an error message. I am stuck in how to get my program to do the conversion of degree and radian and I get an error for the tan equation

[Image Analyst]

You can use the "d" versions so you don't need to convert and you can just enter the values directly in degrees: cosd(), sind(), tand(), atan2d(), etc.

Answer 1

[Image Analyst]

Try this:

x= input('Please provide a radian: ');
if cos(x)< 10^-20
  disp('Invalid value.');
else
  tanx = abs(sin(x)/cos(x));
  fprintf('Tan(x) of the value %f is %f\n', x, tanx);
end

[Pam]

Ok thank you I will try this out as soon as I have access to my laptop

[Pam]

I tried it out. Thank you. I was just wondering if the number showing is in degrees or radians.

>> tangent 
Please provide a radian: 60
Invalid value.
>> tangent 
Please provide a radian: 0
Tan(x) of the value 0.000000 is 0.000000
>> tangent
Please provide a radian: 30
Tan(x) of the value 30.000000 is 6.405331

[Image Analyst]

it's in radians because you're not using the "d" version of the functions.

[Pam]

I am not sure if the question is asking for it to be in radians or in degrees the last part confuses me. Should I add "d"?

[Image Analyst]

I don't know. I have not seen "the question".

[Pam]

oh i added it ti this question it is attatched