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OpenStudy (anonymous):

Why for a small q can you say cos q = 1 – ½q 2.

OpenStudy (anonymous):

sorry that's cos q= 1- .5q^2 where q is an angle

OpenStudy (anonymous):

(how do you derive that)

OpenStudy (mertsj):

Because the cosine of 0 is 1 and .5q^2 is near 0 for small values of q

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