Cos 43 Degrees

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

What is cos 43°?

Answer

cos 43° ≈
0.7314

Angle in radians: 43° = 43π/180. The point of the angle is in quadrant I, where cosine is positive.

≈ — rounded to 4 decimal places. cos 43° can't be written with square roots: 43° is not a multiple of 3°.

P(cos 43°, sin 43°) ≈ (0.7314, 0.6820)

xyOP

P(cos 43°, sin 43°) ≈ (0.7314, 0.6820)

Highlighted: the projection on the x-axis — cosine, x ≈ 0.7314.

All four functions of 43°
FunctionExact valueDecimal
sin 43°—≈ 0.6820
cos 43°—≈ 0.7314
tan 43°—≈ 0.9325
cot 43°—≈ 1.0724

See Also

FAQ

What is cos 43°?

cos 43° ≈ 0.7314

Why does cos 43° have no exact value?

A trigonometric value of a whole number of degrees can be written with square roots only when the angle is a multiple of 3°. 43° is not, so no such exact form exists; the value is used as a decimal: cos 43° ≈ 0.7314.

Why does a calculator show 0.5551 for cos 43?

The calculator is in radian mode (RAD): it takes cos 43 as the cosine of 43 radians, cos 43 rad ≈ 0.5551. Switch it to degrees (DEG): cos 43° ≈ 0.7314. In radians the value is never undefined: π is irrational, so a whole number of radians never lands exactly on an axis.