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# BC Friday Tips #28 Math Codeunit

[Read the post](https://thatnavguy.com/blog/2025/bc-friday-tips-28-math-codeunit/) · That NAV Guy (Teddy Herryanto, MVP) · 2025-04-18 · 85 words · tier community · reviewed (checked by Opus)

> Business Central includes a built-in Math codeunit that provides constants and static methods for mathematical functions like trigonometry, logarithms, and common operations. Developers can use it to avoid duplicating mathematical logic in their code.

## Key points

- The Math codeunit is a built-in feature available to all Business Central developers
- It includes constants like Pi and methods for trigonometric functions (Cos, Sin, Tan)
- It provides utility functions including Log, Max, Min, Floor, Ceiling, Pow, and Sqrt
- Using the built-in codeunit eliminates the need to create custom math implementations

## Quotes

- "Math codeunit provides constants and static methods for trigonometric, logarithmic, and other common mathematical functions." (Summarizes the core capability and purpose of the built-in Math codeunit that developers should know about.)

## AL objects mentioned

As named in the post. A name that matches one object page by exact type and name links to it; the others stay as named.

- [codeunit 710 "Math"](../../objects/codeunit/710.md)

## Context

- Features: Math codeunit, trigonometric functions, logarithmic functions, mathematical constants

Source: That NAV Guy, community blog. Summary, key points and quotes are derived (CONTENT-NOTICE.md); read the original for the full text.