Trigonometry

Cotangent

Reciprocal of tangent.

Formula

Formula
cot θ = 1tan θ

Variables

SymbolDefinitionType & rangeUnitsRole
θ angle in degrees computed result result

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Worked examples

Example 1
Givenangle θ (deg) = 45
Result1
Example 2
Givenangle θ (deg) = 30
Result1.732050808