Cos 64 Degrees

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

What is cos 64°?

Answer

cos 64° ≈
0.4384

Angle in radians: 64° = 16π/45. The point of the angle is in quadrant I, where cosine is positive.

≈ — rounded to 4 decimal places. cos 64° can't be written with square roots: 64° is not a multiple of 3°.

P(cos 64°, sin 64°) ≈ (0.4384, 0.8988)

xyOP

P(cos 64°, sin 64°) ≈ (0.4384, 0.8988)

Highlighted: the projection on the x-axis — cosine, x ≈ 0.4384.

All four functions of 64°
FunctionExact valueDecimal
sin 64°—≈ 0.8988
cos 64°—≈ 0.4384
tan 64°—≈ 2.0503
cot 64°—≈ 0.4877

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FAQ

What is cos 64°?

cos 64° ≈ 0.4384

Why does cos 64° 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°. 64° is not, so no such exact form exists; the value is used as a decimal: cos 64° ≈ 0.4384.

Why does a calculator show 0.3919 for cos 64?

The calculator is in radian mode (RAD): it takes cos 64 as the cosine of 64 radians, cos 64 rad ≈ 0.3919. Switch it to degrees (DEG): cos 64° ≈ 0.4384. In radians the value is never undefined: π is irrational, so a whole number of radians never lands exactly on an axis.