asin()

Returns the arcsine (inverse sine) of the given value in radians.

Syntax

asin(value)

Parameters

Parameter Type Description
value Number A number in the range [-1, 1] to compute arcsine.

Return Value

Examples

asin(0);     // returns 0
asin(1);     // returns pi()/2
asin(-1);    // returns -pi()/2

See also

pi
sin
asin
cos
acos
tan
atan
atan2
rad2deg
deg2rad