Precalculus: Mathematics for Calculus, 7th Edition

Published by Brooks Cole
ISBN 10: 1305071751
ISBN 13: 978-1-30507-175-9

Chapter 5 - Section 5.2 - Trigonometric Functions of Real Numbers - 5.2 Exercises - Page 417: 37

Answer

(a) $\sin{1} \approx 0.85$ (b) $\sin{1} \approx 0.84$ The two values are quite close, with a minimal difference of $0.01$.

Work Step by Step

RECALL: $\sin{t} = y \\\cos{t} =x$ (a) The value of $\color{red}\sin{\color{red}1}$ is equal to the y-coordinate of the red point shown in the attached image below. Thus, using the given figure, $\color{red}\sin{\color{red}1} \color{red}\approx \color{red}0\color{red}.\color{red}8\color{red}5$. (b) Using a calculator in RAD mode gives: $\sin{1} \approx 0.84$ The two values are quite close, with a minimal difference of $0.01$.
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