COS

COS calculates the cosine of an angle.

Return Value

NUMBER

Syntax

COS(n)

Arguments

n is a numeric expression for an angle represented in radians.

Example

COS(180 * 3.1415927/180) returns the cosine of 180 degrees as the value -1.00. The expression converts degrees to radians.

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