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  2. Taylor series - Wikipedia

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    As the degree of the Taylor polynomial rises, it approaches the correct function. This image shows sin x and its Taylor approximations by polynomials of degree 1 , 3 , 5 , 7 , 9 , 11 , and 13 at x = 0 .

  3. Taylor's theorem - Wikipedia

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    v. t. e. In calculus, Taylor's theorem gives an approximation of a -times differentiable function around a given point by a polynomial of degree , called the -th-order Taylor polynomial. For a smooth function, the Taylor polynomial is the truncation at the order of the Taylor series of the function.

  4. Trigonometric functions - Wikipedia

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    Animation for the approximation of cosine via Taylor polynomials. ⁡ together with the first Taylor polynomials () = = ()! G. H. Hardy noted in his 1908 work A Course of Pure Mathematics that the definition of the trigonometric functions in terms of the unit circle is not satisfactory, because it depends implicitly on a notion of angle that ...

  5. Even and odd functions - Wikipedia

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    The cosine function and all of its Taylor polynomials are even functions. In mathematics, an even function is a real function such that for every in its domain. Similarly, an odd function is a function such that for every in its domain. They are named for the parity of the powers of the power functions which satisfy each condition: the function ...

  6. Trigonometric polynomial - Wikipedia

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    Trigonometric polynomial. In the mathematical subfields of numerical analysis and mathematical analysis, a trigonometric polynomial is a finite linear combination of functions sin (nx) and cos (nx) with n taking on the values of one or more natural numbers. The coefficients may be taken as real numbers, for real-valued functions.

  7. Chebyshev polynomials - Wikipedia

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    The real part of the other side is a polynomial in cos x and sin x, in which all powers of sin x are even and thus replaceable through the identity cos 2 x + sin 2 x = 1. By the same reasoning, sin nx is the imaginary part of the polynomial, in which all powers of sin x are odd and thus, if one factor of sin x is factored out, the remaining ...

  8. List of trigonometric identities - Wikipedia

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    Ptolemy's theorem states that the sum of the products of the lengths of opposite sides is equal to the product of the lengths of the diagonals. When those side-lengths are expressed in terms of the sin and cos values shown in the figure above, this yields the angle sum trigonometric identity for sine: sin(α + β) = sin α cos β + cos α sin β.

  9. Euler's formula - Wikipedia

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    v. t. e. Euler's formula, named after Leonhard Euler, is a mathematical formula in complex analysis that establishes the fundamental relationship between the trigonometric functions and the complex exponential function. Euler's formula states that, for any real number x, one has where e is the base of the natural logarithm, i is the imaginary ...