{"id":1277,"date":"2018-07-02T17:31:10","date_gmt":"2018-07-02T17:31:10","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/officetuts.net\/excel\/?p=1277"},"modified":"2023-11-02T19:03:38","modified_gmt":"2023-11-02T19:03:38","slug":"cos","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/officetuts.net\/excel\/functions\/cos\/","title":{"rendered":"COS function"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
The COS function is used in Excel to calculate the cosine of an angle in radians. It is a trigonometric function that helps you find the cosine value of an angle, which is useful in various mathematical and engineering calculations.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
COS(number)<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n To use the COS function, follow these steps:<\/p>\n\n\n\n 1. Select the cell where you want the result to appear.<\/p>\n\n\n\n 2. Type the following formula:<\/p>\n\n\n\n 3. Replace ‘number’ with the actual angle value in radians for which you want to calculate the cosine.<\/p>\n\n\n\n 4. Press Enter to get the result.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Here are some examples of how to use the COS function:<\/p>\n\n\n\n Example 1<\/strong>: Calculate the cosine of 45 degrees (\u03c0\/4 radians).<\/p>\n\n\n\n Example 2<\/strong>: Find the cosine of 60 degrees (\u03c0\/3 radians).<\/p>\n\n\n\n Example 3<\/strong>: Calculate the cosine of 90 degrees (\u03c0\/2 radians).<\/p>\n\n\n\n Remember that the COS function works with radians, so you might need to convert degrees to radians using the PI() function when necessary.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" The COS function is used in Excel to calculate the cosine of an angle in radians. It is a trigonometric function that helps…<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[25],"tags":[180],"yoast_head":"\nArguments<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
number<\/strong><\/td> The angle in radians for which you want to find the cosine value.<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n\n\n\n How to use<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
=COS(number)<\/code><\/pre>\n\n\n\n
=COS(PI()\/4)<\/code><\/pre>\n\n\n\n
=COS(PI()\/3)<\/code><\/pre>\n\n\n\n
=COS(PI()\/2)<\/code><\/pre>\n\n\n\n