RADIANS() - Degrees to Radians

Q

How to convert a given angle in degrees to radians using the RADIANS() function?

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A

RADIANS(X) is a MySQL built-in function that converts a given angle in degrees to radians. For example:

SELECT RADIANS(0), RADIANS(90), RADIANS(180);
  -- +------------+--------------------+-------------------+
  -- | RADIANS(0) | RADIANS(90)        | RADIANS(180)      |
  -- +------------+--------------------+-------------------+
  -- |          0 | 1.5707963267948966 | 3.141592653589793 |
  -- +------------+--------------------+-------------------+

Reference information of the RADIANS() function:

RADIANS(X): rad
  Returns the argument X, converted from degrees to radians.

Arguments, return value and availability:
  X: Required. The input angle in degrees.
  rad: Return value. The input angle in radians.
  Available since MySQL 4.0.

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