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arccos(x) = cos-1(x)
For example, If the cosine of 60° is 0.5:
cos(60°) = 0.5
Then the arccos of 0.5 is 60°:
arccos(0.5) = cos-1(0.5) = 60°
x | arccos(x) | |
---|---|---|
degrees | radians | |
-1 | 180° | π |
-0.8660254 | 150° | 5π/6 |
-0.7071068 | 135° | 3π/4 |
-0.5 | 120° | 2π/3 |
0 | 90° | π/2 |
0.5 | 60° | π/3 |
0.7071068 | 45° | π/4 |
0.8660254 | 30° | π/6 |
1 | 0° | 0 |