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Question 12 (1 point) If f(x)=sinx use the linear approximation of f(x) to evaluate sin((pi )/(6)+(1)/(10)) (10-sqrt (3))/(20) (2)/(5) (9)/(20) (5-sqrt (3))/(10) (10+sqrt (3))/(20)
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Blair
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Answer
### E.
Explanation
## Step 1: Find the derivative of
### The derivative of
is
.## Step 2: Calculate
and
at
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## Step 3: Write the linear approximation formula### The linear approximation of
at
is given by
. In our case,
and
.## Step 4: Substitute the values and simplify###
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