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ASIN(3) Linux Programmer's Manual ASIN(3)
NAME
asin - arc sine function
SYNOPSIS
#include <math.h>
double asin(double x);
DESCRIPTION
The asin() function calculates the arc sine of x; that is
the value whose sine is x. If x falls outside the range
-1 to 1, asin() fails and errno is set.
RETURN VALUE
The asin() function returns the arc sine in radians and
the value is mathematically defined to be between -PI/2
and PI/2 (inclusive).
ERRORS
EDOM x is out of range.
CONFORMING TO
SVID 3, POSIX, BSD 4.3, ISO 9899
SEE ALSO
acos(3), atan(3), atan2(3), cos(3), sin(3), tan(3)
June 8, 1993 1
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