[cc]mc | .hd dasn$m "calculate double precision inverse sine" 04/27/83 longreal function dasn$m (x) longreal x .sp Library: vswtmath (Subsystem mathematical library) .fs This function calculates the inverse sine of an angle. The argument to the function is the sine of the angle, and the function returns the measure of the angle, in radians. Arguments to the function must be in the closed interval [-1.0, 1.0]. The condition SWT_MATH_ERROR$ is signalled if there is an argument error. An on-unit can be established to deal with this error; the SWT Math Library contains a default handler named 'err$m' which the user may utilize. If an error is signalled, the default function value is zero. .im The function is implemented as a rational minimax approximations on a modified argument value. It is adapted from the algorithm given in the book .ul Software Manual for the Elementary Functions by William Waite and William Cody, Jr. (Prentice-Hall, 1980). .ca dsqt$m, Primos signl$ .sa asin$m (2), dsin$m (2), dsqt$m (2), err$m (2), .br .ul SWT Math Library User's Guide [cc]mc