asin
- Adaptavist ScriptRunner for Confluence Cloud (Unlicensed)
Description
Returns the arc sine (aka inverse sine) of an input
Arc sine is the inverse function for sine. That is, given a value for val in the domain [-1.0, 1.0], it will return an angle asin(val) in degrees.
To illustrate, picture the unit circle (a circle of radius 1.0 centered about the origin). If you imagine a unit vector rotating inside of the unit circle, the y-coordinate of the endpoint of the vector is the asin function argument val. The angle that the vector makes with the positive x-axis is the function output asin(val). As the vector rotates inside the circle, the y-coordinate of the vector must always be within the unit circle, so the input argument to asin (aka val) must be within [-1.0, 1.0] to be meaningful.
Also, as sin(t) is doubly valued for t in [-180, 180], the asin function is restricted to quadrant IV and quadrant I. This means that the unit vector rotating inside the unit circle is assumed to have a positive or 0 x-coordinate, therefore asin(val) always returns a value in [-90, 90].
Functional area
Math
Command syntax
Syntax
asin value |
Arguments
| Name | Type | Required | Comments | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
value | float | yes | The domain of arc sine is [-1.0, 1.0]. Values of val outside of this domain are not meaningful to the function asin. |
Flags
None
Return value
float
For an input argument val in [-1.0, 1.0], returns a floating point angle (degrees) in the range [-90.0, 90.0]. For input arguments t in the ranges: (1.0, Inf], [-Inf, -1.0) and NaN, asin(t) returns NaN.
Examples
float $t;
float $asin_of_t;
float $sin_of_asin_of_t;
// asin(1.0) is 90 degrees because sin(90 degrees) = 1.0
$t = 1.0;
$asin_of_t = asin($t);
$sin_of_asin_of_t = sin($asin_of_t);
print("t, asin(t), sin(asin(t)) = " + string($t) + ", " + string($asin_of_t) + ", " + string($sin_of_asin_of_t));
// 1.1 is not a meaningful input into asin and will return
// NaN (-1.#IND00)$t = -1.1;
$asin_of_t = asin($t);
$sin_of_asin_of_t = sin($asin_of_t);
print("t, asin(t), sin(asin(t)) = " + string($t) + ", " + string($asin_of_t) + ", " + string($sin_of_asin_of_t));