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On page 431 of Physics: Calculus, 2d ed., by Eugene Hecht (Pacific Grove, CA: Brooks/Cole, 2000), in the course of deriving the formula
(a) Verify the linear approximation at 0 for the sine function:
sin x ≈ x
(b) Use a graphing device to determine the values of x for which sin x and x differ by less than 2%. Then verify Hecht’s statement by converting from radians to degrees.
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Single Variable Calculus: Early Transcendentals
- Algebra & Trigonometry with Analytic GeometryAlgebraISBN:9781133382119Author:SwokowskiPublisher:Cengage