Small-angle approximation

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For small angles, the trigonometric functions sine, cosine, and tangent can be calculated with reasonable accuracy by the following simple approximations: sin ⁡ θ ≈ tan ⁡ θ ≈ θ , cos ⁡ θ ≈ 1 − 1 2 θ 2 ≈ 1 ,...

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