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Name

cos()

Examples
example pic
float a = 0.0;
float inc = TWO_PI/25.0;
for (int i = 0; i < 25; i++) {
  line(i*4, 50, i*4, 50+cos(a)*40.0);
  a = a + inc;
}
Description Calculates the cosine of an angle. This function expects the values of the angle parameter to be provided in radians (values from 0 to PI*2). Values are returned in the range -1 to 1.
Syntax
cos(angle)
Parameters
angle float: an angle in radians
Returnsfloat
Relatedsin()
tan()
radians()
Updated on January 21, 2019 10:05:10am EST

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