Complete the table of values (to five decimal places), and...

Complete the table of values (to five decimal places), and use the table to estimate the value of the limit. $$ \lim _{x \rightarrow 0} \frac{\sin x}{x} $$ $$ \begin{array}{|c|c|c|c|c|}\hline x & {\pm 1} & {\pm 0.5} & {\pm 0.1} & {\pm 0.05} & {\pm 0.01} \\ \hline f(x) & {} & {} & {} & {} \\ \hline\end{array} $$

Complete the table of values (to five decimal places), and use the table to estimate the value of the limit.
$$
\lim _{x \rightarrow 0} \frac{\sin x}{x}
$$
$$
\begin{array}{|c|c|c|c|c|}\hline x & {\pm 1} & {\pm 0.5} & {\pm 0.1} & {\pm 0.05} & {\pm 0.01} \\ \hline f(x) & {} & {} & {} & {} \\ \hline\end{array}
$$

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