iTeachChem•2y ago

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In 8th ques, soln at back says that
Tan theta is approximately equal to sin theta, can anyone explain that

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iTeachChem Helper•5/5/24, 12:53 PM

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Xyphoes•5/5/24, 12:54 PM

small angle approximation
tantheta approx theta
sintheta approx theta
so tantheta approx sintheta

TeXit•5/5/24, 12:57 PM

CCyrix In 8th ques, soln at back says that Tan theta is approximately equal to sin the...

Joe Biden•5/5/24, 12:59 PM

Since things vary sinosuidally in a pendulum, for ease of calculation they have given it to be a small angle in which case sin theta equals to theta. As you can tell by graphs y = x and y = sinx are very close at small x.

CyrixOP•5/5/24, 11:03 PM

Ohhh

CyrixOP•5/5/24, 11:04 PM

Ok thnx

CyrixOP•5/6/24, 2:39 AM

+solved @Xyphoes

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