Unit 'Math' Package
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ArcCos

Return inverse cosine.

Declaration

Source position: math.pp line 426

function ArcCos(

  x: Single

):Single;

function ArcCos(

  x: Double

):Double;

function ArcCos(

  x: Extended

):Extended;

Description

Arccos returns the inverse cosine of its argument x. The argument x should lie between -1 and 1 (borders included).

Errors

If the argument x is not in the allowed range, an EInvalidArgument exception is raised.

See also

arcsin

  

Return inverse sine.

arcosh

  

Return inverse hyperbolic cosine.

arsinh

  

Return inverse hyperbolic sine.

artanh

  

Return inverse hyperbolic tangent.

Example

Program Example1;

{ Program to demonstrate the arccos function. }

Uses math;

  Procedure WriteRadDeg(X : float);

  begin
    Writeln(X:8:5,' rad = ',radtodeg(x):8:5,' degrees.')
  end;

begin
  WriteRadDeg (arccos(1));
  WriteRadDeg (arccos(sqrt(3)/2));
  WriteRadDeg (arccos(sqrt(2)/2));
  WriteRadDeg (arccos(1/2));
  WriteRadDeg (arccos(0));
  WriteRadDeg (arccos(-1));
end.

Documentation generated on: Oct 27 2024