Trigonometry Examples

$\arccos (0.5)$

Step 1

To convert radians to degrees, multiply by $\frac{180}{π}$ , since a full circle is $360 °$ or $2 π$ radians.

$(\arccos (0.5)) \cdot \frac{180 °}{π}$

Step 2

Evaluate $\arccos (0.5)$ .

$\frac{π}{3} \cdot \frac{180}{π}$

Step 3

Cancel the common factor of $π$ .

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Step 3.1

Cancel the common factor.

$\frac{π}{3} \cdot \frac{180}{π}$

Step 3.2

Rewrite the expression.

$\frac{1}{3} \cdot 180$

Step 4

Cancel the common factor of $3$ .

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Step 4.1

Factor $3$ out of $180$ .

$\frac{1}{3} \cdot (3 (60))$

Step 4.2

Cancel the common factor.

$\frac{1}{3} \cdot (3 \cdot 60)$

Step 4.3

Rewrite the expression.

$60$

Step 5

Convert to a decimal.

$60 °$