Math.

Cos Method Double

Returns the cosine of the specified angle.

Syntax
VB
PublicSharedFunctionCos(

dAsDouble
)AsDouble

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.

Remarks
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.

Examples
The following example uses Cos to evaluate certain trigonometric identities for selected angles.
VB
'ExampleforthetrigonometricMath.Sin(Double)andMath.Cos(Double)methods.
ImportsSystem
ImportsMicrosoft.VisualBasic

ModuleSinCos
SubMain()
Console.WriteLine(_
"Thisexampleoftrigonometric"&_
"Math.Sin(double)andMath.Cos(double)"&vbCrLf&_
"generatesthefollowingoutput."&vbCrLf)
Console.WriteLine(_
"ConvertselectedvaluesforXtoradians"&vbCrLf&_
"andevaluatethesetrigonometricidentities:")
Console.WriteLine(_
"sin^2(X)+cos^2(X)=1"&vbCrLf&_
"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(_
vbCrLf&"ConvertselectedvaluesforXandYtoradians"&_
vbCrLf&"andevaluatethesetrigonometricidentities:")
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)
EndSub'Main
'Evaluatetrigonometricidentitieswithagivenangle.
SubUseSineCosine(degreesAsDouble)
DimangleAsDouble=Math.PI*degrees/180.0
DimsinAngleAsDouble=Math.Sin(angle)
DimcosAngleAsDouble=Math.Cos(angle)
'Evaluatesin^2(X)+cos^2(X)=1.
Console.WriteLine(_
vbCrLf&"Math.Sin({0}deg)={1:E16}"&_
vbCrLf&"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)
'Evaluatesin(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)
'Evaluatecos(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*cosAnglesinAngle*sinAngle)
EndSub'UseSineCosine
'Evaluatetrigonometricidentitiesthatarefunctionsoftwoangles.
SubUseTwoAngles(degreesXAsDouble,degreesYAsDouble)
DimangleXAsDouble=Math.PI*degreesX/180.0
DimangleYAsDouble=Math.PI*degreesY/180.0
'Evaluatesin(X+Y)=sin(X)*cos(Y)+cos(X)*sin(Y).
Console.WriteLine(_
vbCrLf&"Math.Sin({0}deg)*Math.Cos({1}deg)+"&_
vbCrLf&"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))
'Evaluatecos(X+Y)=cos(X)*cos(Y)sin(X)*sin(Y).
Console.WriteLine(_
"Math.Cos({0}deg)*Math.Cos({1}deg)"&vbCrLf&_
"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))
EndSub'UseTwoAngles
EndModule'SinCos
'ThisexampleoftrigonometricMath.Sin(double)andMath.Cos(double)
'generatesthefollowingoutput.
'
'ConvertselectedvaluesforXtoradians
'andevaluatethesetrigonometricidentities:
'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(15deg)=2.5881904510252074E001
'Math.Cos(15deg)=9.6592582628906831E001
'(Math.Sin(15deg))^2+(Math.Cos(15deg))^2=1.0000000000000000E+000
'Math.Sin(30deg)=4.9999999999999994E001
'2*Math.Sin(15deg)*Math.Cos(15deg)=4.9999999999999994E001
'Math.Cos(30deg)=8.6602540378443871E001
'(Math.Cos(15deg))^2(Math.Sin(15deg))^2=8.6602540378443871E001
'
'Math.Sin(30deg)=4.9999999999999994E001
'Math.Cos(30deg)=8.6602540378443871E001
'(Math.Sin(30deg))^2+(Math.Cos(30deg))^2=1.0000000000000000E+000
'Math.Sin(60deg)=8.6602540378443860E001
'2*Math.Sin(30deg)*Math.Cos(30deg)=8.6602540378443860E001

'Math.Cos(60deg)=5.0000000000000011E001
'(Math.Cos(30deg))^2(Math.Sin(30deg))^2=5.0000000000000022E001
'
'Math.Sin(45deg)=7.0710678118654746E001
'Math.Cos(45deg)=7.0710678118654757E001
'(Math.Sin(45deg))^2+(Math.Cos(45deg))^2=1.0000000000000000E+000
'Math.Sin(90deg)=1.0000000000000000E+000
'2*Math.Sin(45deg)*Math.Cos(45deg)=1.0000000000000000E+000
'Math.Cos(90deg)=6.1230317691118863E017
'(Math.Cos(45deg))^2(Math.Sin(45deg))^2=2.2204460492503131E016
'
'ConvertselectedvaluesforXandYtoradians
'andevaluatethesetrigonometricidentities:
'sin(X+Y)=sin(X)*cos(Y)+cos(X)*sin(Y)
'cos(X+Y)=cos(X)*cos(Y)sin(X)*sin(Y)
'
'Math.Sin(15deg)*Math.Cos(30deg)+
'Math.Cos(15deg)*Math.Sin(30deg)=7.0710678118654746E001
'Math.Sin(45deg)=7.0710678118654746E001
'Math.Cos(15deg)*Math.Cos(30deg)
'Math.Sin(15deg)*Math.Sin(30deg)=7.0710678118654757E001
'Math.Cos(45deg)=7.0710678118654757E001
'
'Math.Sin(30deg)*Math.Cos(45deg)+
'Math.Cos(30deg)*Math.Sin(45deg)=9.6592582628906831E001
'Math.Sin(75deg)=9.6592582628906820E001
'Math.Cos(30deg)*Math.Cos(45deg)
'Math.Sin(30deg)*Math.Sin(45deg)=2.5881904510252085E001
'Math.Cos(75deg)=2.5881904510252096E001

Version Information
Universal Windows Platform
Available since 4.5
.NET Framework
Available since 1.1
Portable Class Library
Supported in: portable .NET platforms
Silverlight
Available since 2.0
Windows Phone Silverlight
Available since 7.0
Windows Phone
Available since 8.1

See Also
Math Class
System Namespace

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