Re: How does the calculator calculate cos(x)?


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Re: How does the calculator calculate cos(x)?



>I would like to learn how the TI's actually calculate cos(x). Can anybody
help
> me!!!

At a guess, I'd say by using something along the lines of the
Taylor/MacLaurin series expansion i.e.:

cos(x)=1-(x^2)/2!+(x^4)/4!-(x^6)/6!+....

If anybody knows any better...
Ric.


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