the actual value of cos(15) is 0.9659258262890682867497431997289. but when i entered Math.cos(15) int the Google Chrome console, it's showing -0.7596879128588205 as the result. Why would it show this error? Why can't JavaScript return 0.9659258262890682867497431997289?
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and [Why is Math.Cos returning the wrong value?](http://stackoverflow.com/q/4168151/218196) – Felix Kling May 10 '14 at 08:50
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Math.cos takes its argument in radians. Thus, you first need to convert the 15 degrees to radians before calling Math.cos
var degrees = 15;
var radians = degrees * Math.PI / 180;
var cosOf15 = Math.cos(radians);
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-.759 is when the argument is in radians, .965 is when it's in degrees. All you have to do is convert to radians to get the result you want.
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This won't work. The result of `Math.cos` is not in radians, it's the *argument* that's in radians! – Mattias Buelens May 10 '14 at 08:49
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Again, no. You need to convert degrees to radians, so you multiply by pi/180. I'd recommend you give your answer a quick test before posting it... – Mattias Buelens May 10 '14 at 08:52