Arccos of 12/13

Arcsin, Arccos, Arctan, Arccot
Function
x

What is arccos(12/13)?

Answer

arccos(12/13) ≈
22.6199° ≈ 0.3948 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(12/13) is the angle α in [0°, 180°] with cos α = 12/13.

cos 22.6199° ≈ 0.9231

xyOP

α = arccos(12/13) ≈ 22.6199°

P ≈ (0.9231, 0.3846)

P lies on the line x = 12/13 in the upper half of the circle, where sin α ≥ 0; highlighted: cos α = 12/13.

All four inverse functions of 12/13
FunctionDegreesRadians
arcsin(12/13)≈ 67.3801°≈ 1.1760
arccos(12/13)≈ 22.6199°≈ 0.3948
arctan(12/13)≈ 42.7094°≈ 0.7454
arccot(12/13)≈ 47.2906°≈ 0.8254

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FAQ

What is arccos(12/13)?

arccos(12/13) ≈ 22.6199° ≈ 0.3948 rad

How to convert arccos(12/13) to radians?

Multiply the angle in degrees by π/180: 22.6199° × π/180 ≈ 0.3948 rad.

Why does a calculator show 0.3948 for arccos(12/13)?

The calculator is in radian mode (RAD) and gives the angle in radians: arccos(12/13) ≈ 0.3948 rad. In degrees (DEG) it is ≈ 22.6199°.