Availability
This routine is available starting with katl-commons 2.5.
Syntax
cos(number)
Description
Returns the cosine of the given angle. If the angle is in degrees, either multiply the angle by PI()/180 or use the radians function to convert the angle to radians.
Parameters
Parameter | Type | Required | Description |
---|---|---|---|
number | Number | Yes | Angle in radians you want the cosine for. |
Return type
number
Example
number a = cos(1.047); print("a= " + a); number b = cos(60*pi()/180); print("b= " + b); number c = cos(radians(30)); print("c= " + c);
Prints: a= 0.5001710745970701;
b= 0.5000000000000001;
c= 0.5000000000000001;
See also