Let be the th partial sum of the series for

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Let SN=∑n=0N(−1)n0.62n+12n+1S_N = \displaystyle \sum_{n=0}^{N}(-1)^n\frac{0.6^{2n+1}}{2n+1} be the NNth partial sum of the series for arctan⁡(0.6)\arctan(0.6). What is the least value of NN for which ∣arctan⁡(0.6)−SN∣<10−5|\arctan(0.6)-S_N|<10^{-5}? (a) N=8N=8 (b) N=7N=7 (c) N=6N=6 (d) N=9N=9

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