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    Cos 330 Degrees

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

    What is cos 330°?

    Answer

    cos 330° =
    √3/2 ≈ 0.8660

    Angle in radians: 330° = 11π/6. The point of the angle is in quadrant IV, where cosine is positive.

    ≈ — rounded to 4 decimal places.

    cos 330° = cos(360° − 30°) = cos 30° = √3/2

    P(cos 330°, sin 330°) = (√3/2, −1/2)

    Half of an equilateral triangle with side 1: the hypotenuse is 1 and the leg opposite 30° is 1/2.

    cos 30° = √(1 − 1/4) = √3/2

    xyOP

    P(cos 330°, sin 330°) ≈ (0.8660, −0.5)

    Highlighted: the projection on the x-axis — cosine, x ≈ 0.8660.

    All four functions of 330°
    FunctionExact valueDecimal
    sin 330°−1/2−0.5
    cos 330°√3/2≈ 0.8660
    tan 330°−√3/3≈ −0.5774
    cot 330°−√3≈ −1.7321

    Reference angle: cos 30° = √3/2

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    Cos 330 Degrees: Cosine of 330° on the Unit Circle. cos 330° = √3/2 ≈ 0.8660. The cosine is the x-coordinate of the point at 330° on the unit circle; 330° reduces to 30°.
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    Cosine of nearby angles

    Anglecos
    306°√(10 − 2√5)/4
    315°√2/2
    324°(√5 + 1)/4
    330°√3/2
    341°≈ 0.9455
    342°√(10 + 2√5)/4
    345°(√6 + √2)/4
    Recalculate with different values ↑

    FAQ

    What is cos 330°?

    cos 330° = √3/2 ≈ 0.8660

    How to remember sin 30°, sin 45° and sin 60°?

    Write them as √1/2, √2/2, √3/2: sin 30° = 1/2, sin 45° = √2/2, sin 60° = √3/2. Cosines are the same numbers in reverse order: cos 30° = √3/2, cos 45° = √2/2, cos 60° = 1/2; tan = sin / cos and cot = cos / sin. Here: cos 330° = √3/2 ≈ 0.8660.

    Why does a calculator show −0.9912 for cos 330?

    The calculator is in radian mode (RAD): it takes cos 330 as the cosine of 330 radians, cos 330 rad ≈ −0.9912. Switch it to degrees (DEG): cos 330° = √3/2 ≈ 0.8660. 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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