Re: Finding angle using arc Sin function

Oracle 8 implements arc sine, returning the result in radians so you will have to multiply by 180/pi if you want degrees.

    select asin(0.5) from dual;

Is this what you had in mind ?
Jonathan Lewis
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kishore_kumar_at_my-dejanews.com wrote in message <77ob9k$v9c$1_at_nnrp1.dejanews.com>...
>Hello,
>
>I have got a problem in Developer 2000 application . here is my proble
>
> I have got three fields
>
> length numeric in Meters
> width numeric in meters
> angle numeric in Degrees
>
> user enters values for length and width and system has to calculate the
> angle and the formula for angle is:
>
> angle = arc Sin(length/width).
> I have idea how to calculate sin angle, but here I have to calculate
arcSin
> value to get Angle.
>
> If you have any idea please forward to me. thank you very much for your
> assistance on net.
>
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Received on Fri Jan 15 1999 - 16:34:24 CST