module BigMath

def cos(x, prec)
  raise ArgumentError, "Zero or negative precision for cos" if prec <= 0
  return BigDecimal("NaN") if x.infinite? || x.nan?
  n    = prec + BigDecimal.double_fig
  one  = BigDecimal("1")
  two  = BigDecimal("2")
  x = -x if x < 0
  if x > (twopi = two * BigMath.PI(prec))
    if x > 30
      x %= twopi
    else
      x -= twopi while x > twopi
    end
  end
  x1 = one
  x2 = x.mult(x,n)
  sign = 1
  y = one
  d = y
  i = BigDecimal("0")
  z = one
  while d.nonzero? && ((m = n - (y.exponent - d.exponent).abs) > 0)
    m = BigDecimal.double_fig if m < BigDecimal.double_fig
    sign = -sign
    x1  = x2.mult(x1,n)
    i  += two
    z  *= (i-one) * i
    d   = sign * x1.div(z,m)
    y  += d
  end
  y
end