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ASIN

See also A-Z Spreadsheet Function List


Description Returns the arcsine of a number.

Syntax ASIN(number)

number is the sine of the resulting angle, ranging from -1 to 1.

Remarks The resulting angle is returned in radians (ranging from -p/2 to p/2).

See Also ASINH , PI , and SIN functions

Examples ASIN(-1) returns -1.57

         ASIN(.4) returns .41