Steps for Solving an Inequality Proof

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the question and how i tried to solve it are in this link

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You need a little bit more. It is true that
[tex]x- \frac{x^3}{3!}+ \frac{x^5}{5!}> x- \frac{x^3}{3!}[/tex]
but you have to fit
[tex]sin(x)= \sum_{n=0}^{\infty}\frac{(-1)^nx^{2n+1}}{(2n+1)!}[/tex]
into that. Notice that because this is an alternating series with decreasing terms, the entire "tail" (all terms past "n") is less than the difference between the n-1 and n terms.
 
what is the steps for the solution?