How do I find the value of cos 225? Trigonometry Right Triangles Trigonometric Functions of Any Angle 1 Answer Konstantinos Michailidis Sep 14, 2015 It is -sqrt2/2 Explanation: It is cos(225)=cos(180+45)=cos180*cos45-sin180*sin45=-1*sqrt2/2-0*sqrt2/2=-sqrt2/2 Answer link Related questions How do you find the trigonometric functions of any angle? What is the reference angle? How do you use the ordered pairs on a unit circle to evaluate a trigonometric function of any angle? What is the reference angle for 140^\circ? How do you find the value of cot 300^@? What is the value of sin -45^@? How do you find the trigonometric functions of values that are greater than 360^@? How do you use the reference angles to find sin210cos330-tan 135? How do you know if sin 30 = sin 150? How do you show that (costheta)(sectheta) = 1 if theta=pi/4? See all questions in Trigonometric Functions of Any Angle Impact of this question 64300 views around the world You can reuse this answer Creative Commons License