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COS

The COS function returns the cosine of the given angle as an argument.

Syntax

COS(
    <value>
)

Parameters
  • value: Angle in radians whose cosine you want to calculate.
Returned value

The COS function returns a real number corresponding to the cosine of the indicated angle.

Additional Information

This function requires that the angle it receives as a parameter be expressed in radians. If the available angle is in sexagesimal degrees, it will have to be multiplied by PI()/ 180 or use the RADIANS function to convert it to radians.

Graph of the cosine function

From Geek3 - Own work, GFDL, Link

Examples

The following example shows the cosine of various angles:

COS function. Example of use

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Category
Mathematical and trigonometric
Submitted by admin on Tue, 12/04/2018 - 12:35