DEGREES
Converts radians into degrees.
Syntax:
DEGREES(radians)
radians is the angle in radians to be converted to degrees.
Example:
DEGREES(PI())
returns 180 degrees
Application:
Calculating and Displaying Bearing on a Map
Imagine you have a database table that stores the direction of a vessel's course, but for internal calculations, the course is stored in radians. To present this information to a user in a more understandable format (degrees), you would use the DEGREES() function.
Here's an example using a hypothetical Vessels table:
Vessels Table
Vessel ID | Vessel Name | Course In Radians | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
A | B | C | ||
1 | 101 | Sea Serpent | 1.5708 | |
2 | 102 | Oceanic Drifter | 0.7854 | |
3 | 103 | Starlight | 3.1416 | |
4 | 104 | Ironclad | 4.7214 |
Now, you want to retrieve this data and display the course in degrees. You can use the DEGREES() function.
Results Table:
Vessel ID | Vessel Name | Course In Radians | Course In Degrees | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
A | B | C | D | ||
1 | 101 | Sea Serpent | 1.5708 | 90.000210459 | |
2 | 102 | Oceanic Drifter | 0.7854 | 45.00010523 | |
3 | 103 | Starlight | 3.1416 | 180.000420918 | |
4 | 104 | Ironclad | 4.7214 | 270.516293393 |
As you can see, the DEGREES() function takes the value from the CourseInRadians column, converts it to degrees, and presents the result in a new column called CourseInDegrees. This makes the data much easier for a user to interpret, as they can quickly understand that the "Sea Serpent" is heading East (90 degrees) and the "Starlight" is heading West (180 degrees).
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