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Cosine Calculator

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Cosine calculation

Calculation with cos(angle deg|rad):

Inverse cosine calculator

cos-1

k = ...,-2,-1,0,1,2,...

Cosine table

x

(deg)

x

(rad)

cos x
180°π-1
150°5π/6-√3/2
135°3π/4-√2/2
120°2π/3-1/2
90°π/20
45°π/42/2
60°π/31/2
30°π/63/2
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Direction cosines formula

Rule nameRule
Symmetrycos(-θ) = cos θ
Symmetrycos(90°- θ) = sin θ
Pythagorean identitysin2(α) + cos2(α) = 1
 cos θ = sin θ / tan θ
 cos θ = 1 / sec θ
Double anglecos 2θ = cos2θ- sin2 θ
Angles sumcos(α+β) = cos α cosβ - sin α sin β
Angles differencecos(α-β) = cos α cos β + sinα sinβ
Sum to productcos α + cos β = 2 cos [(α+β)/2] cos [(α-β)/2]
Difference to productcos α - cos β = - 2 sin [(α+β)/2] sin [(α-β)/2]
Law of cosines 
Derivativecos' x = - sin x
Integral∫ cos x dx = sin x + C
Euler's formulacos x = (eix + e-ix) / 2