Using differentials or linearization, estimate \tan 2^{\circ}
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Using differentials or linearization, estimate {eq}\tan 2^{\circ} {/eq}
Linear Approximation
Finding the value of trigonometric functions can be difficult when they're not the angles defined in the unit circle. We can instead use a linearization to construct a linear approximation that will estimate these hard to calculate values.
{eq}L(x) = f(a) + f'(a) (x-a) {/eq}
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