Use a calculator or computer.
You could convert the angle from degrees to radians.
Then, if the angle is x radians,
cos(x) = 1 - x^2/2! + x^4/4! - x^6/6! - ...
But be warned: this is an infinite series.
The cosine of 35 degrees is 0.82, to the same number of significant digits as 35.
You mean, you have the cosine, and want the angle? That is called arc-cosine, often written as cos-1x. Your scientific calculator should have a "shift" key or something similar, which you press, followed by the cosine key. That will give you the inverse cosine or arc-cosine.
Cosine(30) = sqrt(3)/2
Sides have lenght, angles do not. Cosine is the ratio of the adjacent side to the hypotenuse. Cosine can be used to find either of these sides if the other is known.
The maximum of the sine and cosine functions is +1, and the minimum is -1.
Sine= Opposite/ Hypotenuse Cosine= Adjacent/ Hypotenuse
Many (most) books of tables listing logs also list cosines. First look up the cosine, and then look up that number in the log lists. The answer is the log-cosine - I hope that's what you mean.
The cosine of 0.489957 radians is 15/17
You cannot. The cosine of 30 degrees is an irrational number.
The cosine of 35 degrees is 0.82, to the same number of significant digits as 35.
You mean, you have the cosine, and want the angle? That is called arc-cosine, often written as cos-1x. Your scientific calculator should have a "shift" key or something similar, which you press, followed by the cosine key. That will give you the inverse cosine or arc-cosine.
Sine = -0.5 Cosine = -0.866 Tangent = 0.577
Cosine(30) = sqrt(3)/2
Sides have lenght, angles do not. Cosine is the ratio of the adjacent side to the hypotenuse. Cosine can be used to find either of these sides if the other is known.
The sine, cosine and tangent are used to find the degrees of a right angle triangle.
The maximum of the sine and cosine functions is +1, and the minimum is -1.
For a right angle triangle:- hypotenuse = adjacent/cosine or hypotenuse = opposite/sine