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ISBN: 9781305253667

Author: Richard L. Burden, J. Douglas Faires, Annette M. Burden

Publisher: Cengage Learning

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Chapter 1.1, Problem 17ES

Use a Taylor polynomial about π/4 to approximate cos 42° to an accuracy of 10⁻⁶.

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