SOLUTION: Please help me with the problem below: Write a cubic polynomial function that approximates the sine function on the interval -3.14 < x

SOLUTION: Please help me with the problem below: Write a cubic polynomial function that approximates the sine function on the interval -3.14 < x < 3.14 and has the same x-intercepts as y

Question 983492: Please help me with the problem below:
Write a cubic polynomial function that approximates the sine function on the interval -3.14 < x < 3.14 and has the same x-intercepts as y = sin x on this interval.
Answer by stanbon(75887) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
Please help me with the problem below:
Write a cubic polynomial function that approximates the sine function on the interval -3.14 < x < 3.14 and has the same x-intercepts as y = sin x on this interval.
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y-intercept at 0
zeroes at -3.14,0,+3.14
f(x) = -x(x^2-3.14^2)
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Cheers,
Stan H.
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