arccos

A function that can be used in Formulas.

Syntax and semantics

arccos (x)
compute the inverse cosine of x.

Domain

arccos (x) is defined for -1 ≤ x ≤ 1.

Tests

assert arccos (-1.1) = undefined
assert abs (arccos (-1.0) - pi) < 1e-17
assert abs (arccos (0.0) - pi/2) < 1e-17
assert arccos (1.0) = 0
assert arccos (1.1) = undefined
assert arccos (undefined) = undefined

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