Trigonometry Examples

$\cos (\frac{π}{6})$

Step 1

Find the value using the definition of cosine.

$\cos (\frac{π}{6}) = \frac{adjacent}{hypotenuse}$

Step 2

Substitute the values into the definition.

$\cos (\frac{π}{6}) = \frac{\frac{\sqrt{3}}{2}}{1}$

Step 3

Divide

$\frac{\sqrt{3}}{2}$ by

$1$ .

$\frac{\sqrt{3}}{2}$

Step 4

The result can be shown in multiple forms.

Exact Form:

$\frac{\sqrt{3}}{2}$

Decimal Form:

$0.86602540 \dots$

Step 5