Cosine of Full Angle
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Theorem
- $\cos 360 \degrees = \cos 2 \pi = 1$
where $\cos$ denotes cosine and $360 \degrees = 2 \pi$ is the full angle.
Proof
A direct implementation of Cosine of Multiple of Pi:
- $\forall n \in \Z: \cos n \pi = \paren {-1}^n$
In this case, $n = 2$ and so:
- $\cos 2 \pi = \paren {-1}^2 = 1$
$\blacksquare$
Sources
- 1968: Murray R. Spiegel: Mathematical Handbook of Formulas and Tables ... (previous) ... (next): $\S 5$: Trigonometric Functions: Exact Values for Trigonometric Functions of Various Angles