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Function std.math.acos

Calculates the arc cosine of x, returning a value ranging from 0 to π.

real acos (
  real x
) pure nothrow @nogc @safe;

double acos (
  double x
) pure nothrow @nogc @safe;

float acos (
  float x
) pure nothrow @nogc @safe;

Special Values
x acos(x) invalid?
>1.0 NAN yes
<-1.0 NAN yes
NAN NAN yes

Example

assert(acos(0.0).approxEqual(1.570));
assert(acos(0.5).approxEqual(PI / 3));
assert(acos(PI).isNaN);

Authors

Walter Bright, Don Clugston, Conversion of CEPHES math library to D by Iain Buclaw and David Nadlinger

License

Boost License 1.0.