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Problem
Show that, for small angles expressed in radians, the fractional error in replacing
sin
θ
\sin\theta
sin
θ
by
θ
\theta
θ
is approximately
θ
2
/
6
\theta^{2}/6
θ
2
/6
. Hence find this fractional error when
θ
=
0.10
rad
\theta = 0.10\,\text{rad}
θ
=
0.10
rad
.
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