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Python cos () function

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description

cos () Returns the cosine of x radians.


grammar

The following is the syntax cos () method:

import math

math.cos(x)

Note: cos () is not directly accessible, you need to import math module, and then call the method by math static objects.


parameter

  • x - a value.

return value

Returns the cosine of x radians, between -1 to 1.


Examples

The following shows an example of the use of cos () method:

#!/usr/bin/python
import math

print "cos(3) : ",  math.cos(3)
print "cos(-3) : ",  math.cos(-3)
print "cos(0) : ",  math.cos(0)
print "cos(math.pi) : ",  math.cos(math.pi)
print "cos(2*math.pi) : ",  math.cos(2*math.pi)

After running the above example output is:

cos(3) :  -0.9899924966
cos(-3) :  -0.9899924966
cos(0) :  1.0
cos(math.pi) :  -1.0
cos(2*math.pi) :  1.0

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