ARSIN Function

Returns the arcsine.

Category: Trigonometric

Syntax

ARSIN (argument)

Required Argument

argument

specifies a numeric constant, variable, or expression.

Range between −1 and 1

Details

The ARSIN function returns the arcsine (inverse sine) of the argument. The value that is returned is specified in radians.

Example

SAS Statement
Result 
x=arsin(0);
 
0
 
x=arsin(1);
 
1.5707963268
 
x=arsin(-0.5);
 
-0.523598776
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