Sin 330 Degrees

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

What is sin 330°?

Answer

sin 330° =
−1/2 = −0.5

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

sin 330° = sin(360° − 30°) = −sin 30° = −1/2

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.

sin 30° = 1/2

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

Highlighted: the projection on the y-axis — sine, y = −0.5.

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: sin 30° = 1/2

See Also

Recalculate with different values ↑

Sine of nearby angles

Anglesin
306°−(√5 + 1)/4
315°−√2/2
324°−√(10 − 2√5)/4
330°−1/2
341°≈ −0.3256
342°−(√5 − 1)/4
345°−(√6 − √2)/4

FAQ

What is sin 330°?

sin 330° = −1/2 = −0.5

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: sin 330° = −1/2 = −0.5.

Why does a calculator show −0.1324 for sin 330?

The calculator is in radian mode (RAD): it takes sin 330 as the sine of 330 radians, sin 330 rad ≈ −0.1324. Switch it to degrees (DEG): sin 330° = −1/2 = −0.5. 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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