ACOS (arccosine)

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ACOS (arccosine)

Syntax:

ACOS(Number)

Description:

Returns the arccosine of Number, i.e., the angle whose cosine is Number.

Number must be > -1 and < 1.

The result is expressed in radians.

Example:

ACOS(1) returns 0

ACOS(COS(0.1234)) returns 0.1234

Tip:

You can use the DEGREES function to convert the result from radians to degrees.

See also:

COS, ASIN, ATAN