Solving Taylor Series: Discover the Function Behind this Tricky Sequence

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Homework Statement



What function produces the following:
([tex]\pi[/tex]2/(22)) - ([tex]\pi[/tex]4/(24*3!)) + ([tex]\pi[/tex]6/(26*5!)) - ([tex]\pi[/tex]8/(28*7!))

I'm sure this is a sin function.
But I can't figure out what exactly is the function.

Please help.
 
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That can be written as

[tex]\pi/2[\pi/2 - (\pi/2)^3/3! + (\pi/2)^5/5! + ...][/tex]
 
Is that my final answer?
Or would sin(pi/2) be it?