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When entering math expressions and functions, Windows Calculator will only read the first symbol after the caret (^) symbol for exponents (there is an exception to this, see Method 2 below). When entering sin^-1(x) into the graphing calculator, Windows Calculator attempts to interpret the entered expression as $sin^{-}$ of $1(x)$ instead of the intended $sin^{-1}(x)$. $sin^{-}$ is not a valid function, so this causes the app to crash.
How to Fix
There are two methods to get this function to work correctly.
Method 1: arcsin
The first and simplest method is to use the arcsin function. You can either type in arcsin(x) or use the Trigonometry menu, select 2nd, and select sin-1. The latter is demonstrated below:
Method 2: Typing in $sin^{-1}(x)$ correctly
Alternatively, you can type out the function as $sin^{-1}(x)$ by placing the exponent in parentheses. Before, I mentioned that Windows Calculator will only read the first symbol after ^ for exponents. There is an exception to this rule; if the first symbol after ^ is (, then everything in parentheses will be used as the exponent.
In other words, put parentheses around -1. Your syntax will look like this: sin^(-1)(x). The GIF below demonstrates that this works.
Note that when this is typed in, Windows Calculator will automatically change the text you entered to display arcsin(x) instead.
Describe the bug
Typing "sin^-1(x)" and "Enter" in the graphing calculator causes the app to crash.
Steps To Reproduce
Steps to reproduce the behavior:
Expected behavior
No app crash and the function get plotted correctly.
Device and Application Information
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