Cot 59 Degrees

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

What is cot 59°?

Answer

cot 59° ≈
0.6009

Angle in radians: 59° = 59π/180. The point of the angle is in quadrant I, where cotangent is positive.

≈ — rounded to 4 decimal places. cot 59° can't be written with square roots: 59° is not a multiple of 3°.

cot 59° = cos 59° / sin 59° ≈ 0.6009

xyOP

P(cos 59°, sin 59°) ≈ (0.5150, 0.8572)

C(cot 59°, 1) ≈ (0.6009, 1) — where line OP meets the line y = 1.

All four functions of 59°
FunctionExact valueDecimal
sin 59°—≈ 0.8572
cos 59°—≈ 0.5150
tan 59°—≈ 1.6643
cot 59°—≈ 0.6009

See Also

Recalculate with different values ↑

Cotangent of nearby angles

Anglecot
56°≈ 0.6745
57°≈ 0.6494
58°≈ 0.6249
59°≈ 0.6009
60°√3/3
61°≈ 0.5543
62°≈ 0.5317

FAQ

What is cot 59°?

cot 59° ≈ 0.6009

Why does cot 59° 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°. 59° is not, so no such exact form exists; the value is used as a decimal: cot 59° ≈ 0.6009.

Why does a calculator show −1.2110 for cot 59?

The calculator is in radian mode (RAD): it takes cot 59 as the cotangent of 59 radians, cot 59 rad ≈ −1.2110. Switch it to degrees (DEG): cot 59° ≈ 0.6009. 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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