About this Calculator
This calculator will find the inverse trigonometric values for principal values in the ranges listed in the table. You can view the ranges in the inverse trigonometric function graphs.
Function
Name |
Abbreviation
Functions |
Range of
Principal Values |
| Arcsine |
Arcsin x or
sin -1 x |
-1 <= x <= 1
−π/2 ≤ y ≤ π/2 |
| Arccosine |
Arccos x or
cos -1 x |
-1 <= x <= 1
0 ≤ y ≤ π |
| Arctangent |
Arctan x or
tan -1 x |
x, all real numbers
−π/2 < y < π/2 |
| Arccotangent |
Arccot x or
cot -1 x |
x, all real numbers
except 0 = π/2
−π/2 < y < π/2 |
| Arcsecant |
Arcsec x or
sec -1 x |
x <= -1 and x >= 1
0 ≤ y < π/2 or π/2 < y ≤ π |
| Arccosecant |
Arccsc x or
csc -1 x |
x <= -1 and x >= 1
−π/2 ≤ y < 0 or 0 < y ≤ π/2 |