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| Lawrence D'Oliveiro to Steven G. Kargl |
| Re: Angle Units For Trig Functions |
| 24 Oct 24 05:22:53 |
From: ldo@nz.invalid On Thu, 24 Oct 2024 05:06:37 -0000 (UTC), Steven G. Kargl wrote: > For sin(x), argument reduction will give sin(0) = 0, exactly. That's one > angle. More generally, it gives sin(x) ≃ x, for uncountably many angles. > For sind(x), argument reduction will give sind(x) = 0, exactly, > for countable many angles. But it never gives sind(x) anywhere close to x. --- SoupGate-Win32 v1.05 * Origin: you cannot sedate... all the things you hate (1:229/2) |
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