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ASIN (Transact-SQL)

Returns the angle, in radians, whose sine is the specified float expression. This is also called arcsine.

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Syntax

ASIN (float_expression )

Arguments

  • float_expression
    Is an expression of the type float or of a type that can be implicitly converted to float, with a value from -1 through 1. Values outside this range return NULL and report a domain error.

Return Types

float

Examples

The following example takes a float expression and returns the ASIN of the specified angle.

/* The first value will be -1.01. This fails because the value is 
outside the range.*/
DECLARE @angle float
SET @angle = -1.01
SELECT 'The ASIN of the angle is: ' + CONVERT(varchar, ASIN(@angle))
GO

-- The next value is -1.00.
DECLARE @angle float
SET @angle = -1.00
SELECT 'The ASIN of the angle is: ' + CONVERT(varchar, ASIN(@angle))
GO

-- The next value is 0.1472738.
DECLARE @angle float
SET @angle = 0.1472738
SELECT 'The ASIN of the angle is: ' + CONVERT(varchar, ASIN(@angle))
GO

Here is the result set.

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.Net SqlClient Data Provider: Msg 3622, Level 16, State 1, Line 3
A domain error occurred.

                                                         
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The ASIN of the angle is: -1.5708                        

(1 row(s) affected)

                                                         
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The ASIN of the angle is: 0.147811                       

(1 row(s) affected)