cosine = adjacent/hypotenuse.
It can be used as other trig functions can.
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use the SohCahToa method
Yes, sine, cosine, tangent definitions are based on right triangles
You can choose either or but tangent which is sin/cos seems to be the most common way.
what is the cosine of 3.14 ?
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It is cosine*cosine*cosine.
use the SohCahToa method
Trigonometry
Yes, sine, cosine, tangent definitions are based on right triangles
You can choose either or but tangent which is sin/cos seems to be the most common way.
Cosine 0 is 1
what is the cosine of 3.14 ?
Cosine of 1 degree is about 0.999848. Cosine of 1 radian is about 0.540302.
That is how the scalar product is defined. Also, the projection of one vector onto another at an angle to it is directly proportional to the cosine of that angle.
Tangent = sine/cosine provided that cosine is non-zero. When cosine is 0, then tangent is undefined.
The inverse of the cosine is the secant.