Trigonometric Functions in Java with Examples

The class Math contains methods for performing basic numeric operations such as the elementary exponential, logarithm, square root, and trigonometric functions.

1. Java.lang.Math.sin() Method : is an inbuilt method which returns the sine of the value passed as an argument. The value passed in this function should be in radians. If the argument is NaN or an infinity, then the result is NaN. If the argument is zero, then the result is a zero with the same sign as the argument.

   Syntax :

   Math.sin(double radians)

   Parameters :
   The method takes one mandatory argument in radians.

   Returns :
   It returns a double value. The returned value is the sine of the specified double value passed.

   Example 1 : Program demonstrating the use of sin()

   
   

   
   
   

   // Java program for sin() method import java.util.*;    class GFG {        // Driver Code     public static void main(String args[])     {            double degrees = 45.0;            // convert degrees to radians         double radians = Math.toRadians(degrees);            // sin() method to get the sine value         double sinValue = Math.sin(radians);            // prints the sine value         System.out.println("sin(" + degrees + ") = " + sinValue);     } }

   Output:

   sin(45.0) = 0.7071067811865475
   

2. Java.lang.Math.cos() : is an inbuilt method which returns the cosine of the value passed as an argument. The value passed in this function should be in radians. If the argument is NaN or an infinity, then the result is NaN.

   Syntax :

   Math.cos(double radians)

   Parameters :
   The method takes one mandatory argument in radians.

   Returns :
   It returns a double value. The returned value is the cosine of the specified double value passed.

   Example 2 : Program demonstrating the use of cos()

   
   

   
   
   

   // Java program for cos() method import java.util.*;    class GFG {        // Driver Code     public static void main(String args[])     {            double degrees = 45.0;            // convert degrees to radians         double radians = Math.toRadians(degrees);            // cos() method to get the cosine value         double cosValue = Math.cos(radians);            // prints the cosine value         System.out.println("cos(" + degrees + ") = " + cosValue);     } }

   Output:

   cos(45.0) = 0.7071067811865476
   

3. Java.lang.Math.tan() : is an inbuilt method which returns the tangent of the value passed as an argument. The value passed in this function should be in radians. If the argument is NaN or an infinity, then the result is NaN. If the argument is zero, then the result is a zero with the same sign as the argument.
   Syntax :

   Math.tan(double radians)

   Parameters :
   The method takes one mandatory argument in radians.

   Returns :
   It returns a double value. The returned value is the tangent of the specified double value passed.

   Example 3 : Program demonstrating the use of tan()

   
   

   
   
   

   // Java program for tan() method import java.util.*;    class GFG {        // Driver Code     public static void main(String args[])     {            double degrees = 45.0;            // convert degrees to radians         double radians = Math.toRadians(degrees);            // cos() method to get the tangent value         double tanValue = Math.tan(radians);            // prints the tangent value         System.out.println("tan(" + degrees + ") = " + tanValue);     } }

   Output:

   tan(45.0) = 0.9999999999999999