I was wondering if there is anyone out there who can help me solve the equasion below for 'a'. I have tried, and I must admit that my math skills are very lacking. I don't know how to work my way around the sine of 'a', and solve for 'a'. Any suggestions or comments would be helpful. BTW, this equasion will be used to derive conduction angle from RMS and intensity. a = conduction angle Vo = RMS Volts I = Relative Intensity Vs = RMS Supply Voltage Pi = Pie (3.14) ( PI - a + .5 sin 2a )^1/2 Vo = Vs ( ------------------ ) ( PI )