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.
60 degrees = 0.5 1/2
As a decimal: 0.866 As a fraction: √(3)/2
Fora right angle triangle: cosine angle = adjacent/hypotenuse
The cosine of theta is adjacent over hypotenuse, given a right triangle, theta not being the 90 degree angle, adjacent not being the hypotenuse, and theta being the angle between adjacent and hypotenuse. In a unit triangle, i.e. in a unit circle circumscribed with radius one, and theta and the center of the circle at the origin, cosine of theta is X.
To solve for the cosine (COS) of an angle, you can use the unit circle, where the cosine of an angle corresponds to the x-coordinate of the point on the circle at that angle. Alternatively, you can use trigonometric identities or the cosine function on a scientific calculator by inputting the angle in degrees or radians. For specific problem solving, using the cosine rule in triangles may also be applicable to find unknown sides or angles.
cosine(59 degrees) = 0.51504 (rounded)
60 degrees = 0.5 1/2
at a 45 degree angle, or pi/4
45 degree
cos(50) = 0.6428 (rounded)
As a decimal: 0.866 As a fraction: √(3)/2
Cos(65 deg) = 0.4226 approx.
Find the cosine of 38 degrees and then find its reciprocal.
Fora right angle triangle: cosine angle = adjacent/hypotenuse
The number 1.414... (square root of 2) is two times the cosine or sine of a 45 degree angle. The reason for this is that for a 45 degree angle, the two sides are cosine and sine, they are equal, and if you solve using the Pythagorean theorem with a hypotenuse of 1, the two sides are each (21/2)/2.
The cosine function is mathematical equation to determine the adjacent angle of a triangle. The cosine of an angle is the ratio of the length of the hypotenuse: so called because it is the sine of the co-angle.
In a right triangle, the cosine of an angle is defined as the ratio of the adjacent side of that angle to the hypotenuse.