ASIN Function Examples – Excel & Google Sheets

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Last updated on November 6, 2023

This tutorial demonstrates how to use the Excel ASIN Function to return the inverse sine of a number in radians.

ASIN Main Function

ASIN Function

The ASIN Function returns the inverse sine of a number in radians.

=ASIN(0.5)

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ASIN & PI Function

The ASIN Function returns the inverse sine of a number in radians. To convert it into degrees, multiply by 180 and divide by the PI Function.

=C3*180/PI()

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ASIN & DEGREES Function

Alternatively, the DEGREES Function can be directly used to convert the radians output into degrees.

=DEGREES(ASIN(0.5))

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ASIN Function – Out Of Range

The ASIN Function will return a value if the input lies in the range of -1 to 1, otherwise the ASIN Function will return an error.

=ASIN(-2)

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ASIN in Google Sheets

The ASIN Function works exactly the same in Google Sheets as in Excel:

ASIN Google Function

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