Trig functions
#! /usr/bin/bc -l
define t(x) {
return s(x) / c(x)
}
define y(y) {
if (y == -1) return -2 * a(1) /* -pi/2 */
if (y == 1) return 2 * a(1) /* pi/2 */
return a(y / sqrt(1 - y * y))
}
define x(x) {
auto a
if (x == 0) return 2 * a(1) /* pi/2 */
a = a(sqrt(1 - x * x) / x)
if (a < 0) {
return a + 4 * a(1) /* add pi */
} else {
return a
}
}
p = 4 * a(1) /* pi */
d = p / 180 /* one degree in radians */
"Using radians:
"
"sin(-pi / 6) = "; s(-p / 6)
"cos(3 * pi / 4) = "; c(3 * p / 4)
"tan(pi / 3) = "; t(p / 3)
"asin(-1 / 2) = "; y(-1 / 2)
"acos(-sqrt(2) / 2) = "; x(-sqrt(2) / 2)
"atan(sqrt(3)) = "; a(sqrt(3))
"Using degrees:
"
"sin(-30) = "; s(-30 * d)
"cos(135) = "; c(135 * d)
"tan(60) = "; t(60 * d)
"asin(-1 / 2) = "; y(-1 / 2) / d
"acos(-sqrt(2) / 2) = "; x(-sqrt(2) / 2) / d
"atan(sqrt(3)) = "; a(sqrt(3)) / d
quit

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