Calculus & Numerical Methods

Taylor Series of sin x

Approximate sin x with n terms.

Formula

Formula
sin x ≈ Σ (−1)k x2k+12k+1!

Variables

SymbolDefinitionType & rangeUnitsRole
x argument (radians) real number (ℝ) input
n number of terms integer (ℤ) input

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Worked examples

Example 1
Givenx = 1, terms n = 10
Result0.8414709848
Example 2
Givenx = 0.5, terms n = 8
Result0.4794255386