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    Cos 162 Degrees

    Sin, Cos, Tan, Cot of an Angle
    Function
    Angle (°)

    What is cos 162°?

    Answer

    cos 162° =
    −√(10 + 2√5)/4 ≈ −0.9511

    Angle in radians: 162° = 9π/10. The point of the angle is in quadrant II, where cosine is negative.

    ≈ — rounded to 4 decimal places.

    cos 162° = cos(180° − 18°) = −cos 18° = −√(10 + 2√5)/4

    P(cos 162°, sin 162°) = (−√(10 + 2√5)/4, (√5 − 1)/4)

    Regular pentagon (golden ratio): cos 36° = (√5 + 1)/4.

    cos 18° = √(1 − sin² 18°) = √(10 + 2√5)/4

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    P(cos 162°, sin 162°) ≈ (−0.9511, 0.3090)

    Highlighted: the projection on the x-axis — cosine, x ≈ −0.9511.

    All four functions of 162°
    FunctionExact valueDecimal
    sin 162°(√5 − 1)/4≈ 0.3090
    cos 162°−√(10 + 2√5)/4≈ −0.9511
    tan 162°−√(25 − 10√5)/5≈ −0.3249
    cot 162°−√(5 + 2√5)≈ −3.0777

    Reference angle: cos 18° = √(10 + 2√5)/4

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    Cos 162 Degrees: Cosine of 162° on the Unit Circle. cos 162° = −√(10 + 2√5)/4 ≈ −0.9511. The cosine is the x-coordinate of the point at 162° on the unit circle; 162° reduces to 18°.
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    Cosine of nearby angles

    Anglecos
    150°−√3/2
    159°≈ −0.9336
    160°≈ −0.9397
    162°−√(10 + 2√5)/4
    164°≈ −0.9613
    165°−(√6 + √2)/4
    167°≈ −0.9744
    Recalculate with different values ↑

    FAQ

    What is cos 162°?

    cos 162° = −√(10 + 2√5)/4 ≈ −0.9511

    How are sin 18° and cos 72° related?

    They are equal: sin α = cos(90° − α), and 18° + 72° = 90°. So sin 18° = cos 72° = (√5 − 1)/4, cos 18° = sin 72° = √(10 + 2√5)/4, and tan 18° = cot 72° = √(25 − 10√5)/5.

    Why does a calculator show 0.2065 for cos 162?

    The calculator is in radian mode (RAD): it takes cos 162 as the cosine of 162 radians, cos 162 rad ≈ 0.2065. Switch it to degrees (DEG): cos 162° = −√(10 + 2√5)/4 ≈ −0.9511. In radians the value is never undefined: π is irrational, so a whole number of radians never lands exactly on an axis.

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