u/Bright-Page8868

How do trig functions even work

For example, I have arctan 4/5 = x°, and into the calculator 4/5 = 38.66°. What process does 4/5 go through to reach that result? Ive been asking multiple AIs to explain that process but I got nowhere with them.

Edit: (I meant arctan not tan)

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u/Bright-Page8868 — 4 days ago