The DEGREES function returns an angle value in degrees.
This can be useful when you need to work with angular measurements and require conversion from radians to degrees.
Syntax
DEGREES(angle)
Argument |
Description |
Permitted values |
|---|---|---|
angle |
Angle whose value needs to be converted from radians to degrees |
Numerical value in radians or reference to a cell containing a number |
Examples of use
Calculation for the value in the cell
If you have an angle in radians, for example, in cell A1, and you want to convert it to degrees:
=DEGREES(A1)
If cell A1 contains the expression =PI()/2, the result will be 90.
Conversion of the value in radians to degrees
=DEGREES(2)
Result: approximately 114.6 degrees.
Notes
The function is equivalent to the formula =A1*(180/PI()), where cell A1 contains the value in radians.