asin(P)                                                 asin(P)





NAME
       asin, asinf, asinl - arc sine function

SYNOPSIS
       #include <math.h>

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


DESCRIPTION
       The  functionality  described  on this reference page is
       aligned with the ISO C standard.  Any  conflict  between
       the  requirements  described here and the ISO C standard
       is unintentional.  This volume  of  IEEE Std 1003.1-2001
       defers to the ISO C standard.

       These functions shall compute the principal value of the
       arc sine of their argument x. The value of x  should  be
       in the range [-1,1].

       An  application  wishing  to  check for error situations
       should  set  errno   to   zero   and   call   feclearex-
       cept(FE_ALL_EXCEPT)  before calling these functions.  On
       return, if errno is non-zero or  fetestexcept(FE_INVALID
       |  FE_DIVBYZERO  |  FE_OVERFLOW  | FE_UNDERFLOW) is non-
       zero, an error has occurred.

RETURN VALUE
       Upon successful completion, these functions shall return
       the arc sine of x, in the range [-/2,/2] radians.

       For finite values of x not in the range [-1,1], a domain
       error shall occur, and    either a NaN  (if  supported),
       or    an implementation-defined value shall be returned.

       If x is NaN, a NaN shall be returned.

       If x is +-0, x shall be returned.

       If x is +-Inf, a domain error shall occur, and either  a
       NaN  (if  supported), or an implementation-defined value
       shall be returned.

       If x is subnormal, a range error may occur and x  should
       be returned.

ERRORS
       These functions shall fail if:

       Domain Error
              The  x argument is finite and is not in the range
              [-1,1],     <img    src="../images/opt-start.gif"
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       If    the   integer   expression   (math_errhandling   &
       MATH_ERRNO) is non-zero, then  errno  shall  be  set  to
       [EDOM].  If  the  integer expression (math_errhandling &
       MATH_ERREXCEPT) is non-zero, then the invalid  floating-
       point exception shall be raised.


       These functions may fail if:

       Range Error
              The value of x is subnormal.

       If    the   integer   expression   (math_errhandling   &
       MATH_ERRNO) is non-zero, then  errno  shall  be  set  to
       [ERANGE].  If the integer expression (math_errhandling &
       MATH_ERREXCEPT) is non-zero, then the  underflow  float-
       ing-point exception shall be raised.


       The following sections are informative.

EXAMPLES
       None.

APPLICATION USAGE
       On    error,   the   expressions   (math_errhandling   &
       MATH_ERRNO) and (math_errhandling & MATH_ERREXCEPT)  are
       independent of each other, but at least one of them must
       be non-zero.

RATIONALE
       None.

FUTURE DIRECTIONS
       None.

SEE ALSO
       feclearexcept() , fetestexcept() , isnan() , sin() , the
       Base Definitions volume of IEEE Std 1003.1-2001, Section
       4.18, Treatment of  Error  Conditions  for  Mathematical
       Functions, <math.h>

COPYRIGHT
       Portions  of  this  text are reprinted and reproduced in
       electronic form from  IEEE  Std  1003.1,  2003  Edition,
       Standard  for Information Technology -- Portable Operat-
       ing System Interface (POSIX), The Open Group Base Speci-
       fications Issue 6, Copyright (C) 2001-2003 by the Insti-
       tute of Electrical and Electronics  Engineers,  Inc  and
       The  Open Group. In the event of any discrepancy between
       this version and the original IEEE and  The  Open  Group
       Standard,  the original IEEE and The Open Group Standard
       is the referee document. The original  Standard  can  be
       obtained        online        at        http://www.open-
       group.org/unix/online.html .



POSIX                         2003                      asin(P)
