Cosine (Reserved Word)

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Returns the cosine value of the specified number of degrees.

Cosine(Num);

Where Num is a numeric expression representing the number of degrees for which you want the cosine value.

Remarks

The cosine is a trigonometric function that for an acute angle is the ratio between the leg adjacent to the angle when it is considered part of a right triangle and the hypotenuse.

Num should be the number of degrees in the angle.

Examples

Cosine(45) returns a value of 0.7071.

Cosine(72) returns a value of 0.3090.