Look for a button marked "cos".
Note that some calculators have degrees, radians and other measurements. So check you are in the right mode.
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Note: When doing trigonometry, it is highly recommeded that you have a scientific calculator at hand. Also, make sure your calculator is in Degree (D or Deg) mode and not Radian (R or Rad). To find the cosine of 70o, press 'cos', then type in 70, then press equals. You should get 0.342 (to the nearest 3 decimal places).
If you know the angle's sine, cosine, or tangent, enter it into the calculator and press <inverse> sine, cosine, or tangent. On MS Calc, in Scientific Mode, using Degrees, enter 0.5, then check Inv and the press sin. You should get 30 degrees. The other functions work similarly.
This can be done on a graphing calculator by making sure you have your calculator in degrees mode, and then tentering the cos(23). You get an answer of 0.9205048535.
Cos is short for Cosine ( Complementary Sine) Similrly Sin is short for Sine Tan is short for Tangent.
Sin(20) = You need either a scientific calculator or Castles four figure Tables. Using a scientific calculator Sin ( 20 ) = 0.342020143.... Sin(20) ~ 0.3420 (4d.p.).