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LoginWe want the **Taylor (Maclaurin-type) series expansion** of
$$
f(x) = frac{sin x}{x - pi}, quad text{about } x = pi.
$$
Let
$$
h = x - pi quad Rightarrow quad x = pi + h.
$$
Then
$$
f(x) = frac{sin(pi + h)}{h}.
$$
$$
sin(pi + h) = -sin h.
$$
So
$$
f(x) = frac{-sin h}{h}.
$$
Use series for $sin h$
$$
sin h = h - frac{h^3}{3!} + frac{h^5}{5!} - cdots
$$
So
$$
frac{sin h}{h} = 1 - frac{h^2}{3!} + frac{h^4}{5!} - cdots
$$
Thus
$$
f(x) = -left(1 - frac{h^2}{6} + frac{h^4}{120} - cdots right).
$$
Substitute back $h = x - pi$
$$
f(x) = -1 + frac{(x - pi)^2}{6} - frac{(x - pi)^4}{120} + cdots
$$
(Taylor series of $tfrac{sin x}{x-pi}$ at $x=pi$):**
$$
frac{sin x}{x-pi} = -1 + frac{(x - pi)^2}{6} - frac{(x - pi)^4}{120} + frac{(x - pi)^6}{5040} - cdots
$