ENGR 351 Numerical Methods
College of Engineering
Southern Illinois University Carbondale

Quiz


Consider a series expansion to estimate trigonometric functions

 

The results for the first five terms are given in the table below.  For the fourth term, indicate the true error (et) and the approximate error (ea).

Terms

Results

1

1.5708

2

0.9248

3

1.0045

4

0.9998

5

1.0000