Arccos of 1/4

Arcsin, Arccos, Arctan, Arccot
Function
x

What is arccos(1/4)?

Answer

arccos(1/4) ≈
75.5225° ≈ 1.3181 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.

1/4 = 0.25.

arccos(1/4) is the angle α in [0°, 180°] with cos α = 1/4.

cos 75.5225° ≈ 0.2500

xyOP

α = arccos(1/4) ≈ 75.5225°

P ≈ (0.25, 0.9682)

P lies on the line x = 1/4 in the upper half of the circle, where sin α ≥ 0; highlighted: cos α = 1/4.

All four inverse functions of 1/4
FunctionDegreesRadians
arcsin(1/4)≈ 14.4775°≈ 0.2527
arccos(1/4)≈ 75.5225°≈ 1.3181
arctan(1/4)≈ 14.0362°≈ 0.2450
arccot(1/4)≈ 75.9638°≈ 1.3258

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FAQ

What is arccos(1/4)?

arccos(1/4) ≈ 75.5225° ≈ 1.3181 rad

How to convert arccos(1/4) to radians?

Multiply the angle in degrees by π/180: 75.5225° × π/180 ≈ 1.3181 rad.

Why does a calculator show 1.3181 for arccos(1/4)?

The calculator is in radian mode (RAD) and gives the angle in radians: arccos(1/4) ≈ 1.3181 rad. In degrees (DEG) it is ≈ 75.5225°.