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Math::Cos Method (Double)

.NET Framework (current version)
 

Returns the cosine of the specified angle.

Namespace:   System
Assembly:  mscorlib (in mscorlib.dll)

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public:
static double Cos(
	double d
)

Parameters

d
Type: System::Double

An angle, measured in radians.

Return Value

Type: System::Double

The cosine of d. If d is equal to NaN, NegativeInfinity, or PositiveInfinity, this method returns NaN.

The angle, d, must be in radians. Multiply by Math::PI/180 to convert degrees to radians.

Acceptable values of d range from approximately -9223372036854775295 to approximately 9223372036854775295. For values outside this range, the Cos method returns d unchanged rather than throwing an exception.

The following example uses Cos to evaluate certain trigonometric identities for selected angles.

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// Example for the trigonometric Math.Sin( double ) 
// and Math.Cos( double ) methods.
using namespace System;

// Evaluate trigonometric identities with a given angle.
void UseSineCosine( double degrees )
{
   double angle = Math::PI * degrees / 180.0;
   double sinAngle = Math::Sin( angle );
   double cosAngle = Math::Cos( angle );

   // Evaluate sin^2(X) + cos^2(X) == 1.
   Console::WriteLine( "\n                            Math::Sin({0} deg) == {1:E16}\n"
   "                            Math::Cos({0} deg) == {2:E16}", degrees, Math::Sin( angle ), Math::Cos( angle ) );
   Console::WriteLine( "(Math::Sin({0} deg))^2 + (Math::Cos({0} deg))^2 == {1:E16}", degrees, sinAngle * sinAngle + cosAngle * cosAngle );

   // Evaluate sin(2 * X) == 2 * sin(X) * cos(X).
   Console::WriteLine( "                            Math::Sin({0} deg) == {1:E16}", 2.0 * degrees, Math::Sin( 2.0 * angle ) );
   Console::WriteLine( "    2 * Math::Sin({0} deg) * Math::Cos({0} deg) == {1:E16}", degrees, 2.0 * sinAngle * cosAngle );

   // Evaluate cos(2 * X) == cos^2(X) - sin^2(X).
   Console::WriteLine( "                            Math::Cos({0} deg) == {1:E16}", 2.0 * degrees, Math::Cos( 2.0 * angle ) );
   Console::WriteLine( "(Math::Cos({0} deg))^2 - (Math::Sin({0} deg))^2 == {1:E16}", degrees, cosAngle * cosAngle - sinAngle * sinAngle );
}


// Evaluate trigonometric identities that are functions of two angles.
void UseTwoAngles( double degreesX, double degreesY )
{
   double angleX = Math::PI * degreesX / 180.0;
   double angleY = Math::PI * degreesY / 180.0;

   // Evaluate sin(X + Y) == sin(X) * cos(Y) + cos(X) * sin(Y).
   Console::WriteLine( "\n        Math::Sin({0} deg) * Math::Cos({1} deg) +\n"
   "        Math::Cos({0} deg) * Math::Sin({1} deg) == {2:E16}", degreesX, degreesY, Math::Sin( angleX ) * Math::Cos( angleY ) + Math::Cos( angleX ) * Math::Sin( angleY ) );
   Console::WriteLine( "                            Math::Sin({0} deg) == {1:E16}", degreesX + degreesY, Math::Sin( angleX + angleY ) );

   // Evaluate cos(X + Y) == cos(X) * cos(Y) - sin(X) * sin(Y).
   Console::WriteLine( "        Math::Cos({0} deg) * Math::Cos({1} deg) -\n"
   "        Math::Sin({0} deg) * Math::Sin({1} deg) == {2:E16}", degreesX, degreesY, Math::Cos( angleX ) * Math::Cos( angleY ) - Math::Sin( angleX ) * Math::Sin( angleY ) );
   Console::WriteLine( "                            Math::Cos({0} deg) == {1:E16}", degreesX + degreesY, Math::Cos( angleX + angleY ) );
}

int main()
{
   Console::WriteLine( "This example of trigonometric "
   "Math::Sin( double ) and Math::Cos( double )\n"
   "generates the following output.\n" );
   Console::WriteLine( "Convert selected values for X to radians \n"
   "and evaluate these trigonometric identities:" );
   Console::WriteLine( "   sin^2(X) + cos^2(X) == 1\n"
   "   sin(2 * X) == 2 * sin(X) * cos(X)" );
   Console::WriteLine( "   cos(2 * X) == cos^2(X) - sin^2(X)" );
   UseSineCosine( 15.0 );
   UseSineCosine( 30.0 );
   UseSineCosine( 45.0 );
   Console::WriteLine( "\nConvert selected values for X and Y to radians \n"
   "and evaluate these trigonometric identities:" );
   Console::WriteLine( "   sin(X + Y) == sin(X) * cos(Y) + cos(X) * sin(Y)" );
   Console::WriteLine( "   cos(X + Y) == cos(X) * cos(Y) - sin(X) * sin(Y)" );
   UseTwoAngles( 15.0, 30.0 );
   UseTwoAngles( 30.0, 45.0 );
}

/*
This example of trigonometric Math::Sin( double ) and Math::Cos( double )
generates the following output.

Convert selected values for X to radians
and evaluate these trigonometric identities:
   sin^2(X) + cos^2(X) == 1
   sin(2 * X) == 2 * sin(X) * cos(X)
   cos(2 * X) == cos^2(X) - sin^2(X)

                            Math::Sin(15 deg) == 2.5881904510252074E-001
                            Math::Cos(15 deg) == 9.6592582628906831E-001
(Math::Sin(15 deg))^2 + (Math::Cos(15 deg))^2 == 1.0000000000000000E+000
                            Math::Sin(30 deg) == 4.9999999999999994E-001
    2 * Math::Sin(15 deg) * Math::Cos(15 deg) == 4.9999999999999994E-001
                            Math::Cos(30 deg) == 8.6602540378443871E-001
(Math::Cos(15 deg))^2 - (Math::Sin(15 deg))^2 == 8.6602540378443871E-001

                            Math::Sin(30 deg) == 4.9999999999999994E-001
                            Math::Cos(30 deg) == 8.6602540378443871E-001
(Math::Sin(30 deg))^2 + (Math::Cos(30 deg))^2 == 1.0000000000000000E+000
                            Math::Sin(60 deg) == 8.6602540378443860E-001
    2 * Math::Sin(30 deg) * Math::Cos(30 deg) == 8.6602540378443860E-001
                            Math::Cos(60 deg) == 5.0000000000000011E-001
(Math::Cos(30 deg))^2 - (Math::Sin(30 deg))^2 == 5.0000000000000022E-001

                            Math::Sin(45 deg) == 7.0710678118654746E-001
                            Math::Cos(45 deg) == 7.0710678118654757E-001
(Math::Sin(45 deg))^2 + (Math::Cos(45 deg))^2 == 1.0000000000000000E+000
                            Math::Sin(90 deg) == 1.0000000000000000E+000
    2 * Math::Sin(45 deg) * Math::Cos(45 deg) == 1.0000000000000000E+000
                            Math::Cos(90 deg) == 6.1230317691118863E-017
(Math::Cos(45 deg))^2 - (Math::Sin(45 deg))^2 == 2.2204460492503131E-016

Convert selected values for X and Y to radians
and evaluate these trigonometric identities:
   sin(X + Y) == sin(X) * cos(Y) + cos(X) * sin(Y)
   cos(X + Y) == cos(X) * cos(Y) - sin(X) * sin(Y)

        Math::Sin(15 deg) * Math::Cos(30 deg) +
        Math::Cos(15 deg) * Math::Sin(30 deg) == 7.0710678118654746E-001
                            Math::Sin(45 deg) == 7.0710678118654746E-001
        Math::Cos(15 deg) * Math::Cos(30 deg) -
        Math::Sin(15 deg) * Math::Sin(30 deg) == 7.0710678118654757E-001
                            Math::Cos(45 deg) == 7.0710678118654757E-001

        Math::Sin(30 deg) * Math::Cos(45 deg) +
        Math::Cos(30 deg) * Math::Sin(45 deg) == 9.6592582628906831E-001
                            Math::Sin(75 deg) == 9.6592582628906820E-001
        Math::Cos(30 deg) * Math::Cos(45 deg) -
        Math::Sin(30 deg) * Math::Sin(45 deg) == 2.5881904510252085E-001
                            Math::Cos(75 deg) == 2.5881904510252096E-001
*/

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Available since 1.1
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