KnowraSmall-angle approximationLinked fromLinked fromThe 12 pages that link to Small-angle approximation, each with the reason it gives.All 12Broader topic 3Related 8Compared with 1Taylor seriesBroader topic: The sine Taylor series explains why these approximations work and how their errors grow.Taylor polynomialBroader topic: These familiar formulas are low-degree Taylor polynomials around zero.Linear approximationBroader topic: These familiar trigonometric estimates are linear and constant Taylor approximations at zero.