Manual

User's Guide — 93
Converting Tangent/Pitch to Angle
Find the angle and corresponding tangent for a roof with an 8/12 pitch.
Keystroke Display
1. Enter pitch:
[On/C] [On/C] 0.
8 [Inch] [Pitch] PTCH 8 INCH
2. Convert pitch to degrees:
[Pitch] 33.69°
3. Find tangent:*
[Tan] 0.666667
*For LT, Handheld and Desktop: Press [Conv] [Pitch] to obtain
same result.
Converting Roof Angle to Pitch
Find the pitch of a roof with an angle of 30.25°.
Keystroke Display
1. Enter angle:*
[On/C] [On/C] 0.
30.25 [Tan] 0.583183
2. Convert to pitch:
[Conv] [Pitch] PTCH 0.583183
[Pitch] PTCH 7 INCH
*For a quicker solution for all Pro models: Press 30.25 [Pitch]
[Pitch] to obtain the answer.