asin()

The asin() function returns the arcsine of a number.

Syntax

asin(x)

The function accepts one mandatory parameter x. It should be a numeric value in the range between -1 and 1 (inclusive). The argument can be of Double, and Float datatype.

It returns the arcsine of the argument, which represents an angle in radians. The return value will be of the same type as the argument.

Example

The example below demonstrates how to use asin() method to return the arcsine of 0.5.

import kotlin.math.asin
fun main() {
    // Calculate the arcsine of 0.5
    val result = asin(0.5)

    // Print the result
    println(result)
}

The output will be:

0.5235987755982989