Short for cosine. Check this site out for detailed info. http://www.clarku.edu/~djoyce/trig/
Press the button labeled "COS"
Sin Cos Tan Sec Cosec Cot
tan cot sec cosec sin cos cot
tan cot sec cosec sin cos cot
Cos(16) = On the calculator = 0.96126.... Using the calculator , make sure its in 'clear' and in 'degree' mode. Press 'Cos' '16' '=' And the screen should show the bove answer.
Algebraically it is written as Cos(56) However, on the calculator, make sure your calculator is 'clear' and in 'degree' mode. Cos(56) = 0.559182903.... Cos(56) = 0.5592 ( 4 d.p.) or Cos(56) = 0.559183 (6 d.p.). NB If your calculator is in 'inverse', 'radian' or 'grad(g)' modes you will have an incorrect answer.
cos(60) = 0.5 The simplest way is to use a calculator.
Any calculator sold as a "scientific calculator" has the basic trigonometric functions (sin, cos, tan) and the inverse trigonometric functions (arc-sin, arc-cos, arc-tan). That's about all you need.You can also use the calculator that comes on your computer - for example, in Windows, press Windows-R, and then type "calc". You may have to change the calculator mode, to "scientific calculator". Yet another option is a spreadsheet, for example, Excel. Note that in Excel, angles are expressed in radians; if you want degrees, you also need the special functions to convert degrees to radians, or radians to degrees. However, if you want to do your homework while you are NOT at your computer, you are better off buying a calculator.
First make sure the calculator is in 'Degree Mode'. Then press 'Cos' , followed by the angle in degrees, say '60' degrees, then press equals (=), and the answer should read '0.5'. NB If the calculator is in 'Radiuan Mode' Press 'Cos' followed by ' pi' divide '3' . Then equals (=) , again the answer should be '0.5'.
For any calculator Sec(Secant) = 1/Cos Csc (Cosecant) = 1/ Sin Cot (Cotangent) = 1/Tan
A Texas Instruments graphing calculator can be used as a basic calculator, a scientific calculator and a graphing calculator.
A Scientific Calculator