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ASIN Function

The ASIN function returns a numeric value in radians that approximates the arcsine of argument-1. The type of this function is numeric.

Usage

FUNCTION ASIN (argument-1)

Parameters

1. Argument-1 must be class numeric.

2. The value of argument-1 must be greater than or equal to -1 and less than or equal to +1.

Returned Values

The returned value is the approximation of the arcsine of argument-1 and is greater than or equal to -pi/2 and less than or equal to +pi/2.