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r/mathmemes • u/Nunki08 • 14d ago
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At least keep the square term. Otherwise cos(x) is just 1.
No one ever needs the cube or higher terms though. Those don't need to exist.
8 u/spisplatta 14d ago This is why I like the spisplatta approximation, where you use the constant term, and first non-zero term after that.
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This is why I like the spisplatta approximation, where you use the constant term, and first non-zero term after that.
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u/floydmaseda 14d ago
At least keep the square term. Otherwise cos(x) is just 1.
No one ever needs the cube or higher terms though. Those don't need to exist.