13-4 Using mathematical functions
10
x
Exponential (antilogarithm). Also accepts complex 
numbers.
10^value
Example
10^3 returns 1000
Common logarithm. Also accepts complex numbers.
LOG(value)
Example
LOG(100) returns 2
,, Sine, cosine, tangent. Inputs and outputs depend on the 
current angle format (Degrees, Radians, or Grads).
SIN(value)
COS(value)
TAN(value)
Example
TAN(45) returns 1 (Degrees mode).
ASIN Arc sine: sin
–1
x. Output range is from –90° to 90°, –π/2 
to π/2, or –100 to 100 grads. Inputs and outputs depend 
on the current angle format. Also accepts complex 
numbers.
ASIN(value)
Example
ASIN(1) returns 90 (Degrees mode).
ACOS Arc cosine: cos
–1
x. Output range is from 0° to 180°, 0 to 
π, or 0 to 200 grads. Inputs and outputs depend on the 
current angle format. Also accepts complex numbers. 
Output will be complex for values outside the normal 
COS domain of  . 
ACOS(value)
Example
ACOS(1) returns 0 (Degrees mode).
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