Cos 98 Degrees

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

What is cos 98°?

Answer

cos 98° ≈
−0.1392

Angle in radians: 98° = 49π/90. The point of the angle is in quadrant II, where cosine is negative.

≈ — rounded to 4 decimal places. cos 98° can't be written with square roots: 98° is not a multiple of 3°.

cos 98° = cos(180° − 82°) = −cos 82° ≈ −0.1392

P(cos 98°, sin 98°) ≈ (−0.1392, 0.9903)

xyOP

P(cos 98°, sin 98°) ≈ (−0.1392, 0.9903)

Highlighted: the projection on the x-axis — cosine, x ≈ −0.1392.

All four functions of 98°
FunctionExact valueDecimal
sin 98°—≈ 0.9903
cos 98°—≈ −0.1392
tan 98°—≈ −7.1154
cot 98°—≈ −0.1405

Reference angle: cos 82° ≈ 0.1392

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FAQ

What is cos 98°?

cos 98° ≈ −0.1392

Why does cos 98° 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°. 98° is not, so no such exact form exists; the value is used as a decimal: cos 98° ≈ −0.1392.

Why does a calculator show −0.8193 for cos 98?

The calculator is in radian mode (RAD): it takes cos 98 as the cosine of 98 radians, cos 98 rad ≈ −0.8193. Switch it to degrees (DEG): cos 98° ≈ −0.1392. In radians the value is never undefined: π is irrational, so a whole number of radians never lands exactly on an axis.