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Problem
To approximate
sin
0.2
\sin 0.2
sin
0.2
by the tangent line to
sin
x
\sin x
sin
x
at
x
=
0
x=0
x
=
0
, let
M
M
M
be the maximum of
∣
sin
′
′
(
x
)
∣
\lvert\sin''(x)\rvert
∣
sin
′′
(
x
)∣
on the interval
[
0
,
0.2
]
[0,0.2]
[
0
,
0.2
]
. Which of the following is an upper bound for the magnitude of the error in this approximation? a)
0.02
0.02
0.02
b)
0.004
0.004
0.004
c)
0.008
0.008
0.008
d)
0.0004
0.0004
0.0004
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