The formula appears in the target list of the select and is written with the nu-
merical functions sqrt and power.
In Oracle we can perform computations unrelated to any table by using a
fictious tabular variable that is named DUAL.
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Example 5.14.2 To compute sin(30◦), sin(45◦) and sin(60◦) in Oracle, we
write: