C++ <cmath> - asin() Function

The C++ <cmath> asin() function returns arc sine of a value. The returned value will be in the range -𝜋/2 through 𝜋/2.

Note: asin() is the inverse of sin().

Syntax

C++98
C++11

double asin (double x);
float asin (float x);
long double asin (long double x);

double asin (double x);
float asin (float x);
long double asin (long double x);
//additional overloads for integral types
double asin (T x);

Parameters

`x`	Specify the value in range [-1, 1].

Return Value

Returns the arc sine of the value.
If the x is not in the range of [-1, 1], domain error occurs.

Example:

In the example below, asin() function is used to find out the arc sine of a given value.

#include <iostream>
#include <cmath>
using namespace std;
 
int main (){
  cout<<asin(0.5)<<"\n";
  cout<<asin(1)<<"\n";
  cout<<asin(2)<<"\n";
  return 0;
}

The output of the above code will be:

0.523599
1.5708
nan

❮ C++ <cmath> Library