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NAME

acosd(), acosdf() — degree-valued arccosine functions

SYNOPSIS

#include <math.h>

double acosd(double x);

float acosdf(float x);

DESCRIPTION

acosd() is a degree-valued version of the acos() function. It returns the arccosine of x in the range 0 to 180.

acosdf() is a float version of acosd(); it takes a float argument and returns a float result.

acosd() and acosdf() are not specified by any standard, but acosdf() is named in accordance with the conventions specified in the "Future Library Directions" section of the ANSI C standard.

To use these functions, compile either with the default -Ae option or with the -Aa and -D_HPUX_SOURCE options. Make sure your program includes <math.h>. Link in the math library by specifying -lm on the compiler or linker command line.

RETURN VALUE

If x is NaN, acosd() returns NaN.

If the magnitude of x is greater than one, acosd() returns NaN and sets errno to [EDOM].

ERRORS

If acosd() fails, errno is set to the following value.

[EDOM]

The magnitude of x is greater than one.

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