Using of degrees in Tangent vi

Hi,
Good day!
May I know how I can calculate base on degrees by using Tangent vi in LabVIEW 7.1?
The tangent vi default input is in radians.
For example: (tan -0.0680 * 27000 + (-36.6))= -68.644 when using degrees to calculate.
How I can use the vi provided in LabVIEW 7.1 to achieve same result?
Thank you in advance for the advice!
Best Regards,
Norman

In this case, the third paragraph if the section "Convert Unit Details" applies:
http://zone.ni.com/reference/en-XX/help/371361D-01/glang/convert_unit/
Quote: "If the input is a pure number, LabVIEW assigns the unit you specify in the Convert Unit function to the number and returns that physical number in the base unit (or a combination of base units) for that class of measurement, as indicated in the following table."
The "base unit" of an angle is rad. Yes, it's a bit confusing but at least documented.
For some fun, look at the attached VI diagram and front panel. Don't run it yet!!!!
Can you tell what all the indicators will show without running it?
Now run it! Were you right?
Message Edited by altenbach on 09-04-2007 10:47 PM
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Attachments:
AngleConversions.vi ‏10 KB
AngleConversions.png ‏20 KB

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