How to use ACOS function in excel

Posted on: April 6, 2021 in Excel , Excel Functions ,

Inverse cosine excel

The ACOS function returns several inverse cosines of a number.
The returned angle is given in radians in the range 0 (zero) to pi.
This function is an inverse of COS and it only expects input from the range of -1 to 1. It gives a #NUM error when input is given outside the range of -1 to 1. The arccosine is the angle whose cosine is number.

Return value

Returns the arccosine, or inverse cosine, of a number.

Angle in radians.

Syntax


=ACOS(number)

Arguments:

The ACOS function syntax has the following arguments:

Number Required. The cosine of the angle you want and must be from -1 to 1.

It gives a #NUM error when input is given outside the range of -1 to 1. The arccosine is the angle whose cosine is number.

Note: If you want to convert the result from radians to degrees, multiply it by 180/PI() or use the DEGREES function

Examples

Formula	Description	Result
=ACOS(-0.9)	Arc cosine of -0.9 in radians, 2*pi/3	2.690565842
=ACOS(-0.5)*180/PI()	Arc cosine of -0.5 in degrees	120
=ACOS(D5)	Arc cosine of D5 cell value in degrees	1.875488981