Thread: How to inverse a trig?

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    How to inverse a trig?

    Im coding in console app, and i can't seem to find a way to get the inverse of sine.

    I need it to evaluate:
    a = sin^-1(0.2/0.5)
    a=23.58 degrees

    but while looking through the different 'Math.' options i didn't find anything like or would resemble equivalent to the inverse of sin (sin^-1). Ive also checked the help search and tried to do it another alternative but was required to get the inverse of tan and am stuck.

    Could someone help me out?

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    Math.Asin (arcus sine == inverse sine)
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    Quote Originally Posted by Raven Arkadon View Post
    Math.Asin (arcus sine == inverse sine)
    Doesn't work ...
    a = Math.Asin(0.25);
    a = 0.25268...

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    What were you expecting? http://www.google.ca/search?hl=en&q=...G=Search&meta=

    All of the trigonometric math functions in C, C++, and apparently C# use radians, not degrees. If you want degrees, convert the radians to degrees. http://www.google.ca/search?hl=en&q=...G=Search&meta=
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    ohhhh! gotcha

    That makes sense now ...

    Thx for the help. -got it to work

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