HP 40gs User Manual

Using mathematical functions 13-5
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).
ATAN Arc tangent: tan
–1
x. Output range is from –90° to 90°,
2π/2 to π/2, or –100 to 100 grads. Inputs and outputs
depend on the current angle format. Also accepts
complex numbers.
ATAN(value)
Example
ATAN(1) returns 45 (Degrees mode).
Square. Also accepts complex numbers.
value
2
Example
18
2
returns 324
Square root. Also accepts complex numbers.
value
Example
returns 18
Negation. Also accepts complex numbers.
–value
Example
-(1,2) returns (-1,-2)
Power (x raised to y). Also accepts complex numbers.
value^power
1– x 1≤≤
324
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