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 ArcSinDegree

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Compute the inverse sine of a number and return a result in degrees

Contributed by: Paco Jain (Wolfram Research)

ResourceFunction["ArcSinDegree"][x]

computes the inverse sine of x in degrees.

Details and Options

Mathematical function, suitable for both symbolic and numerical manipulation.
ResourceFunction["ArcSinDegree"][x] is undefined for x = 0.
ResourceFunction["ArcSinDegree"][x] is undefined outside the range -1 to 1.
ResourceFunction["ArcSinDegree"][x] always returns a value in the range -90 to 90.
For certain special arguments, ResourceFunction["ArcSinDegree"] automatically evaluates to exact values.
ResourceFunction["ArcSinDegree"] can be evaluated to arbitrary numerical precision.
ResourceFunction["ArcSinDegree"] automatically threads over lists.

Examples

Basic Examples (2) 

Compute the inverse sine of a number:

In[1]:=
ResourceFunction["ArcSinDegree"][1]
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Plot over a given range of values:

In[2]:=
Plot[ResourceFunction["ArcSinDegree"][x], {x, -2, 2}]
Out[2]=

Scope (2) 

Evaluate numerically:

In[3]:=
ResourceFunction["ArcSinDegree"][0.56]
Out[3]=

Evaluate to high precision:

In[4]:=
N[ResourceFunction["ArcSinDegree"][-2/10], 50]
Out[4]=

Requirements

Wolfram Language 11.3 (March 2018) or above

Version History

  • 1.0.0 – 04 December 2018

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