Re: sin x / x tends to 1...

David C. Ullrich wrote:
> On Sat, 3 Sep 2005 13:22:46 +0000 (UTC), Darren J Wilkinson
> <d.j.wilkinson@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>
> >... We define a radian to
> be that angle such that a circular sector with
> radius 1 and opening one radian has area 1. ...


I think you mean "... has area 1/2 ...", but nitpicking aside, this is
an excellent post.

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