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+// Copyright 2009 The Go Authors. All rights reserved.
+// Use of this source code is governed by a BSD-style
+// license that can be found in the LICENSE file.
+
+package math
+
+import "math"
+
+// Atan returns the arc tangent of y/x, using
+// the signs of the two to determine the quadrant
+// of the return value.
+func Atan2(x, y float64) float64 {
+ // Determine the quadrant and call atan.
+ if x+y == x {
+ if x >= 0 {
+ return Pi/2;
+ }
+ return -Pi/2;
+ }
+ q := Atan(x/y);
+ if y < 0 {
+ if q <= 0 {
+ return q + Pi;
+ }
+ return q - Pi;
+ }
+ return q;
+}