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c99 [ flag... ] file... -lm [ library... ] #include <math.h> double acos(double x);
float acosf(float x);
long double acosl(long double x);
These functions compute the principal value of the arc cosine of x. The value of x should be in the range [-1,1].
Upon successful completion, these functions return the arc cosine of x in the range [0, \c \c ] radians.
For finite values of x not in the range [-1,1], a domain error occurs and NaN is returned.
If x is NaN, NaN is returned.
If x is +1, +0 is returned.
If x is \(+-Inf, a domain error occurs and NaN is returned.
For exceptional cases, matherr(3M) tabulates the values to be returned by acos() as specified by SVID3 and XPG3.
These functions will fail if:
Domain Error
The x argument is finite and not in the range [-1,1], or is \(+-Inf. If the integer expression (math_errhandling & MATH_ERREXCEPT) is non-zero, the invalid floating-point exception is raised. The acos() function sets errno to EDOM if x is not \(+-Inf or NaN and is not in the range [-1,1].
An application wanting to check for exceptions should call feclearexcept(FE_ALL_EXCEPT) before calling these functions. On return, if fetestexcept(FE_INVALID | FE_DIVBYZERO | FE_OVERFLOW | FE_UNDERFLOW) is non-zero, an exception has been raised. An application should either examine the return value or check the floating point exception flags to detect exceptions.
An application can also set errno to 0 before calling acos(). On return, if errno is non-zero, an error has occurred. The acosf() and acosl() functions do not set errno.
See attributes(7) for descriptions of the following attributes:
| ATTRIBUTE TYPE ATTRIBUTE VALUE |
| Interface Stability Standard |
| MT-Level MT-Safe |
math.h (3HEAD), cos (3M), feclearexcept (3M), fetestexcept (3M), isnan (3M), matherr (3M), attributes (7), standards (7)