Problem 940. R2012b atan in Degrees

Return in degrees the atan result of inputs for all four quadrants.

Examples:

[x, y] Degrees
 1  0     0
 1  1    45
-1  1   135
-1 -1  -135
 1 -1   -45
-1  0  -180
 0 -1   -90

Input: [ x , y ]

Output: Angle : Degrees [ 0:180 ] ( -180:0 ) -180 is not a valid return value

Note: Input to atan2 is Y , X not X , Y

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Last Solution submitted on Oct 25, 2025

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