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ASIN function

ASIN is a trigonometric function that returns the arc sine of a number. The return value is in radians and is between PI/2 and -PI/2.

Syntax

ASIN(number)

Arguments

Return type

DOUBLE PRECISION

Examples

To return the arc sine of 1, use the following example.

SELECT ASIN(1) AS halfpi;

+--------------------+
|       halfpi       |
+--------------------+
| 1.5707963267948966 |
+--------------------+

To convert the arc sine of .5 to the equivalent number of degrees, use the following example.

SELECT (ASIN(.5) * 180/(SELECT PI())) AS degrees;

+--------------------+
|      degrees       |
+--------------------+
| 30.000000000000004 |
+--------------------+