Trigonometry Examples

Find the Value Using the Unit Circle cos(150 degrees )
cos(150°)
Step 1
Find the value using the definition of cosine.
cos(150°)=adjacenthypotenuse
Step 2
Substitute the values into the definition.
cos(150°)=-321
Step 3
Divide -32 by 1.
-32
Step 4
The result can be shown in multiple forms.
Exact Form:
-32
Decimal Form:
-0.86602540
Step 5
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