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NAME
asinh - inverse hyperbolic sine
SYNOPSIS
asinh(x [,eps])
TYPES
x real
eps nonzero real, defaults to epsilon()
return real
DESCRIPTION
Returns the asinh of x to a multiple of eps with error less in
absolute value than .75 * eps.
asinh(x) is the real number v for which sinh(v) = x. It is given by
asinh(x) = ln(x + sqrt(1 + x^2))
EXAMPLE
> print asinh(2, 1e-5), asinh(2, 1e-10), asinh(2, 1e-15), asinh(2, 1e-20)
1.44363 1.4436354752 1.44363547517881 1.44363547517881034249
LIMITS
none
LINK LIBRARY
NUMBER *qasinh(NUMBER *x, NUMBER *eps)
SEE ALSO
acosh, atanh, asech, acsch, acoth, epsilon
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