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document.write( "sin^-1(x) is the angle whose sine is x.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "eg, sin^-1(0.5) = 30 degrees<BR>\n" );
document.write( "It's also called arcsin(x), or just asin(x).<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "1/sin(x) = csc(x)<BR>\n" );
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