Use the Maclaurin series for sin(x) to approximate sin(2π/3) to three significant digits. After how many terms will you get a satisfactory approximation knowing that the true value of sin(2π/3) is 0.866025.

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Use the Maclaurin series for sin(x) to approximate sin(2π/3) to three significant digits. After how many terms will you get a satisfactory approximation knowing that the true value of sin(2π/3) is 0.866025.

 

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sin(x)= x - x³ +
1
120
-x5
1
5040
·x² +
x7
+
(−1)n
(2n + 1)!'
·x²n+1
Transcribed Image Text:1 sin(x)= x - x³ + 1 120 -x5 1 5040 ·x² + x7 + (−1)n (2n + 1)!' ·x²n+1
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