math.cos() incorrect

[RuslanMashino]

So I just spent a couple hours trying to get something to work that requires cos to work properly, then I find out by simply comparing my calculator and a couple online calcs to a print of math.cos(),
that math.cos() isn't even correct. Example: math.cos( 45 ) = 0.52532198881773 and a proper calculator = 0.707106781187. Fuck me.

Am I doing something wrong here?

[Divaya]

cos(45) = 0.70710678118 [B]degrees[/B],
cos(45) = 0.52532198881 [B]radians[/B].

GMod's math fuction is giving you the calculation in radians. The conversion is pretty straightforward luckily:
[IMG]http://cochranmath.pbworks.com/f/1495750232/conversions again!.gif[/IMG]

math.deg(math.cos(45))

This will convert your radians calculation to degrees.

[Bo98]

To add: You don't even need the formula for converting from degrees to radians, as Lua has a function to do that for you (but it's still useful to know).

[lua]math.cos(math.rad(45))[/lua]

[RuslanMashino]

Thanks both of you.

[NeatNit]

[QUOTE=ZestyLemons;52633749]cos(45) = 0.70710678118 [B]degrees[/B],
cos(45) = 0.52532198881 [B]radians[/B].

GMod's math fuction is giving you the calculation in radians. The conversion is pretty straightforward luckily:
[IMG]http://cochranmath.pbworks.com/f/1495750232/conversions again!.gif[/IMG]

math.deg(math.cos(45))

This will convert your radians calculation to degrees.[/QUOTE]

Important correction...
cos(45 [B]degrees[/B]) = 0.70710678118,
cos(45 [B]radians[/B]) = 0.52532198881.

and as Bo98 said:
[lua]math.cos(math.rad(45))[/lua]
Not the other way around.