Arccos of 0.3

Arcsin, Arccos, Arctan, Arccot
Function
x

What is arccos(0.3)?

Answer

arccos(0.3) ≈
72.5424° ≈ 1.2661 rad

Range: arccos x is an angle from 0° to 180°, so the answer is unique.

≈ — the value is not a table one; rounded to 4 decimal places.

arccos(0.3) is the angle α in [0°, 180°] with cos α = 0.3.

cos 72.5424° ≈ 0.3000

xyOP

α = arccos(0.3) ≈ 72.5424°

P ≈ (0.3, 0.9539)

P lies on the line x = 0.3 in the upper half of the circle, where sin α ≥ 0; highlighted: cos α = 0.3.

All four inverse functions of 0.3
FunctionDegreesRadians
arcsin(0.3)≈ 17.4576°≈ 0.3047
arccos(0.3)≈ 72.5424°≈ 1.2661
arctan(0.3)≈ 16.6992°≈ 0.2915
arccot(0.3)≈ 73.3008°≈ 1.2793

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FAQ

What is arccos(0.3)?

arccos(0.3) ≈ 72.5424° ≈ 1.2661 rad

How to convert arccos(0.3) to radians?

Multiply the angle in degrees by π/180: 72.5424° × π/180 ≈ 1.2661 rad.

Why does a calculator show 1.2661 for arccos(0.3)?

The calculator is in radian mode (RAD) and gives the angle in radians: arccos(0.3) ≈ 1.2661 rad. In degrees (DEG) it is ≈ 72.5424°.