Using the Taylor expansion , approximate . (Round to 3 decimals.)

The answer is 0.995. Approach: Plug x = 0.1 into 1 − x²/2.

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Approximate cos(0.1)

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Using the Taylor expansion $\cos x \approx 1 - x^2/2$ , approximate $\cos(0.1)$ . (Round to 3 decimals.)

Approach

Plug x = 0.1 into 1 − x²/2.

Answer

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