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Cos

Usage

Cos[z] gives the cosine of z.


Notes

• Mathematical function (see Section A.3.10).
• The argument of Cos is assumed to be in radians. (Multiply by Degree to convert from degrees.)
Cos is automatically evaluated when its argument is a simple rational multiple of  ; for more complicated rational multiples, FunctionExpand can sometimes be used.
• See also: ArcCos, Sec, TrigToExp, TrigExpand.
• New in Version 1.


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