I've tried to enter a formula for pi as a constant using a formula for
inverse sine I found in my old GWB manual (ARCSIN(X)=ATN(X/SQR(-X*X+1)),
but when I try to use this formula in a constant, it gives me "Invalid
constant". It works fine as a variable, so what's wrong?
(I use .5 for X and multiply the result by 2)
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  CONST Statement Details

  Syntax
    CONST constantname = expression [,constantname = expression]...

    Argument       Description
    constantname   A name following the same rules as a BASIC variable
                   name. You may add to the name a type-declaration
                   character (%, &, !, #, or $) to indicate its type,
                   but this character is not part of the name.

    expression     An expression consisting of literals (such as 1.0),
                   other constants, or any of the arithmetic and
                   logical operators except exponentiation (^). You may
                   also use a single literal string such as "Error on
                   input". You cannot use string concatenation,
                   variables, user-defined functions, or intrinsic
                   functions like SIN or CHR$ in expressions assigned
                   to constants.
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