ASIN

 

The ASIN function returns the inverse sine, in radians, of the input value. The input must be a real number. The returned value is within the range of -π/2 ~ π/2.

 

Format

 

Arguments definition

A real number or a function that returns a real number

 

Formulation

 

Example

As shown in the following figure, the ASIN function calculates the inverse sine (in radians) of Marker 1 on the InertiaMarker’s x-axis.

ASIN( DY(1,2)/DM(1,2) )   <Argument: (1)body1.marker1, (2)body2.marker2 >