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Small-angle approximation

For small angles, the trigonometric functions sine, cosine, and tangent can be calculated with reasonable accuracy by the following simple approximations:

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Error of the approximations

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Small-angle approximation

Nodes48
Edges47
Triples8
Avg. degree1.96
Density0.041667
Components1

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Small-angle approximation

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related to Motion of a pendulum · 3
Small-angle approximation → Lagrangian, The, When
related to Structural mechanics · 2
Small-angle approximation → The, This
related to Optics · 1
Small-angle approximation → In
related to Piloting · 1
Small-angle approximation → The
related to Wave interference · 1
Small-angle approximation → The

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Small-angle approximationrelated to Motion of a pendulumThe0.60section
Small-angle approximationrelated to Motion of a pendulumLagrangian0.60section
Small-angle approximationrelated to Motion of a pendulumWhen0.60section
Small-angle approximationrelated to OpticsIn0.60section
Small-angle approximationrelated to PilotingThe0.60section
Small-angle approximationrelated to Structural mechanicsThe0.60section
Small-angle approximationrelated to Structural mechanicsThis0.60section
Small-angle approximationrelated to Wave interferenceThe0.60section

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