Hey guys,
so I want to write a program that calculates the sinus, cosinus and tangent without using math library...
Any ideas?
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Jump to PostHey guys,
so I want to write a program that calculates the sinus, cosinus and tangent without using math library...
Any ideas?SOHCAHTOA
Jump to PostWhat about a taylor series approximation... The theory is rooted in calculus, but you can probably manage by simply applying the formulae and ignoring the theory (FYI series and taylor approximations are typically covered in a Calc 2 course).
Here are the approximations (scroll down to the "series definition" …
Jump to PostSin(x) = x - x^3/3! + x^5/5! + x^7/7! ...
Cos(x) = 1 - x^2/2! + x^4/4! - x^6/6! ...
Cos(x) = Sin( x - 90 ) ; //assuming x is in degrees
Tan(x) = Sin(X)/cos(X)
"!" means factorial.for example to calculate Sinus you can do this :
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