Arccos of 4/5

Arcsin, Arccos, Arctan, Arccot
Function
x

What is arccos(4/5)?

Answer

arccos(4/5) ≈
36.8699° ≈ 0.6435 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.

4/5 = 0.8.

arccos(4/5) is the angle α in [0°, 180°] with cos α = 4/5.

cos 36.8699° ≈ 0.8000

xyOP

α = arccos(4/5) ≈ 36.8699°

P = (0.8, 0.6)

P lies on the line x = 4/5 in the upper half of the circle, where sin α ≥ 0; highlighted: cos α = 4/5.

All four inverse functions of 4/5
FunctionDegreesRadians
arcsin(4/5)≈ 53.1301°≈ 0.9273
arccos(4/5)≈ 36.8699°≈ 0.6435
arctan(4/5)≈ 38.6598°≈ 0.6747
arccot(4/5)≈ 51.3402°≈ 0.8961

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FAQ

What is arccos(4/5)?

arccos(4/5) ≈ 36.8699° ≈ 0.6435 rad

How to convert arccos(4/5) to radians?

Multiply the angle in degrees by π/180: 36.8699° × π/180 ≈ 0.6435 rad.

Why does a calculator show 0.6435 for arccos(4/5)?

The calculator is in radian mode (RAD) and gives the angle in radians: arccos(4/5) ≈ 0.6435 rad. In degrees (DEG) it is ≈ 36.8699°.