From: Weiqi Gao <weiqigao AT a DOT crl DOT com>
Newsgroups: comp.os.msdos.djgpp
Subject: Re: Problem with asin()
Date: Wed, 15 Sep 1999 12:49:13 -0500
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Hela Wann wrote:
> 
> I have to calculate an angle with asin()
> 
> why do i not receive the correct value of 44,7°???
> in borland the return value is limited to -pi/e - +pi/2, why????

The value is given in radians.  To get the degrees you have to do an
alpha * 180.0 / PI.

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Weiqi Gao
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