Converts degrees to radians.
Syntax
RADIANS(angle)Argument
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The angle in degrees that you want to convert.
The RADIANS function is used to convert an angle measured in degrees into radians. This is necessary because many trigonometric functions in Excel, such as SIN and COS, require the input angle to be expressed in radians.
=RADIANS(180)→3.141592654Converts 180 degrees to its radian equivalent, which is PI.
Select the cell
Click on the cell where you want to display the result.
Enter the formula
Type =RADIANS( and enter the degree value or a cell reference, then close the parenthesis.
Press Enter
Press the Enter key to calculate the radian value.
Excel's trigonometric functions expect angles in radians, so conversion is required for accurate calculations.