how to use a while loop to perform an infinite series approximation
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So I have to write a program using a while loop that uses the alternating series approximation for sin(x) using a while loop and compare it to the matlab sin(x) using an error function. so far I have:
clc
clear
x=input('Enter the value of x to compute sin(x): ');
error=1;
n=0;
while error >= 1*(10^-5);
terms = ((-1)^n)*(((x^(n+1)))/factorial(n+1));
SINx=sum(terms);
n=n+1;
error=abs((sin(x)-SINx)/sin(x))*100;
end
And my loop does nothing. Any ideas?
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Tom
2012년 7월 2일
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2012년 7월 2일
Here's a shabby way of doing it...
x=pi/2; %test: sin(pi/2)=1;
error=1;
n=1;
count=0;
while error >= 1*(10^-3);
%x -x^3/3! +x^5/5! ...
count=count+1;
terms(count)=(-1)^(count+1)*(x^n)/factorial(n);
SINx=sum(terms);
n=n+2;
error=abs((sin(x)-SINx)/sin(x))*100;
end
disp(SINx)
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Walter Roberson
2012년 7월 2일
You are only generating a single value in "terms", and the sum() is being applied to that single value. You are not accumulating the values from the terms with n=0, n=1, n=2, etc..
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Tom
2012년 7월 2일
That is true; also I think the series is incorrect- sine is something like this:x -x^3/3! +x^5/5! ...
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