what c++ library is arccos in
The arccos
function in C++ is part of the <cmath>
library.
To use the arccos
function in C++, you need to include the <cmath>
header file at the beginning of your code. This header file provides declarations for various mathematical functions, including arccos
. Here is an example:
#include <cmath>
int main() {
double x = 0.5;
double result = std::acos(x);
return 0;
}
In the example above, we include the <cmath>
header file, declare a variable x
with a value of 0.5, and then use the std::acos
function to calculate the arccosine of x
. The result is stored in the result
variable.
The std::acos
function takes a single argument of type double
and returns the arccosine of the input value in radians. If you want the result in degrees, you can convert it using the std::fmod
and std::abs
functions. Here is an example:
#include <cmath>
int main() {
double x = 0.5;
double result = std::acos(x);
double result_degrees = std::fmod(std::abs(result * 180.0 / M_PI), 360.0);
return 0;
}
In this example, we calculate the arccosine of x
using the std::acos
function as before. Then, we convert the result from radians to degrees by multiplying it by 180.0 / M_PI
(where M_PI
is a constant defined in the <cmath>
header file that represents the value of π). Finally, we use the std::fmod
function to ensure that the result is in the range of 0 to 360 degrees.
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