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  2. Sine and cosine - Wikipedia

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    The fixed point iteration x n+1 = cos(x n) with initial value x 0 = −1 converges to the Dottie number. Zero is the only real fixed point of the sine function; in other words the only intersection of the sine function and the identity function is sin ⁡ ( 0 ) = 0 {\displaystyle \sin(0)=0} .

  3. Exact trigonometric values - Wikipedia

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    The trigonometric functions of angles that are multiples of 15°, 18°, or 22.5° have simple algebraic values. These values are listed in the following table for angles from 0° to 45°. [1] In the table below, the label "Undefined" represents a ratio :

  4. Taylor series - Wikipedia

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    The Taylor polynomials for ln(1 + x) only provide accurate approximations in the range1 < x ≤ 1. For x > 1, Taylor polynomials of higher degree provide worse approximations. The Taylor approximations for ln(1 + x) (black). For x > 1, the approximations diverge. Pictured is an accurate approximation of sin x around the point x = 0. The ...

  5. Small-angle approximation - Wikipedia

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    These approximations have a wide range of uses in branches of physics and engineering, including mechanics, electromagnetism, optics, cartography, astronomy, and computer science. [1] [2] One reason for this is that they can greatly simplify differential equations that do not need to be answered with absolute precision.

  6. Trigonometric functions - Wikipedia

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    Basis of trigonometry: if two right triangles have equal acute angles, they are similar, so their corresponding side lengths are proportional.. In mathematics, the trigonometric functions (also called circular functions, angle functions or goniometric functions) [1] are real functions which relate an angle of a right-angled triangle to ratios of two side lengths.

  7. Inverse trigonometric functions - Wikipedia

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    [1] [10] Another precarious convention used by a small number of authors is to use an uppercase first letter, along with a “ −1 ” superscript: Sin −1 (x), Cos −1 (x), Tan −1 (x), etc. [11] Although it is intended to avoid confusion with the reciprocal, which should be represented by sin −1 (x), cos −1 (x), etc., or, better, by ...

  8. Sinc function - Wikipedia

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    It is an interpolating function, i.e., sinc(0) = 1, and sinc(k) = 0 for nonzero integer k. The functions x k (t) = sinc(t − k) (k integer) form an orthonormal basis for bandlimited functions in the function space L 2 (R), with highest angular frequency ω H = π (that is, highest cycle frequency f H = ⁠ 1 / 2 ⁠). Other properties of the ...

  9. Trigonometric tables - Wikipedia

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    The values for a/b·2π can be found by applying de Moivre's identity for n = a to a b th root of unity, which is also a root of the polynomial x b - 1 in the complex plane. For example, the cosine and sine of 2π ⋅ 5/37 are the real and imaginary parts , respectively, of the 5th power of the 37th root of unity cos(2π/37) + sin(2π/37)i ...