COS function - Zoho Sheet - Help Guide

COS

Returns the cosine of the angle given in radians.

 

Syntax

 

COS(angle)
angle: The angle in radians whose cosine you want to calculate. Eg., 0.3

Remarks

  • If the input angle is in degrees, multiply the it by PI()/180 to get the value in radians.

 

Examples  

   

Formula

Result

=COS(0.3)

0.955336489

=COS(-0.9)

0.621609968

=COS(1/2)

0.877582562


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Possible Errors

 

Errors

Meaning

#N/A!

  • The function could not find the value it was asked to look for. Commonly occurs in VLOOKUP and similar functions.

#NAME!

  • The function name is incorrect or invalid.

  • The given defined name (if any) is invalid.

  • There is a typo in the defined name used in the function.

  • Double quotes are missing for text values in the function.

  • Colon missing in a cell range reference.

#VALUE!

  • The given argument's data type is incorrect or invalid.
    For example, the function =DATE(A1:A3) will return a #VALUE error when a text value is present in the range.

#REF!

  • The given cell reference is incorrect or invalid. This error may occur when a cell/range has been deleted, moved, or pasted over.

 

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