Upper secondary
Sine, cosine and tangent
Sine, cosine and tangent: formula, units and explained result. No account required. Processing stays in your browser.
rad = grados × π / 180
Input in degrees. Tangent is undefined at 90° + k·180°.
How to use this calculator
- Identify the quantities and convert them to the units shown.
- Apply the formula first, then compare with the substitution and result.
- Check the assumptions and whether the order of magnitude makes sense.
Levels are approximate topic groupings, not a complete curriculum for every country. Numerical results are rounded and may lose precision for extreme or nearly singular inputs.
A practical example
Use these sample inputs to check the calculation before entering your own values.
- Angle (degrees)
- 30
Result for this example
- Sine
- 0.49999999999999994
- Cosine
- 0.8660254037844387
- Tangent
- 0.5773502691896257