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Excel's Trig Functions

Excel's list of functions includes the common Trig functions that can be used to find the sine, cosine, and tangent of an angle.

Excel 2007 RADIANS Function

Since Excel's, trig functions use radians, we often need a way of converting angles measured in degrees to radians. The RADIANS function, one of Excel's math functions, does just that.

Excel 2007 DEGREES Function

The DEGREES function in Excel converts angles measured in radians to degrees. This article includes a step by step example.

Excel 2007 COS Function

Excel's list of functions includes a number of the most common trig functions. These include the COS function which gives you the cosine of an angle measured in radians.

Excel 2007 SIN Function

Excel's list of functions includes a number of the most common trigonometric functions. These include the SIN function which gives you the sine of an angle measured in radians.

Excel 2007 TAN Function

Excel's list of functions includes a number of the most common trigonometric functions. These include the TAN function which gives you the tangent of an angle measured in radians.
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