In the previous note that I've written I said sinx=1!x−3!x3+5!x5−7!x7+⋯
This can come in handy today!
We know the function image of sinx is:
First we can say sinx≈(π+x)x(π−x) because when x=−π or 0 or π the (π+x)x(π−x)=0 and sinx=0. But let we see the function image (the blue line):
This fits too badly! (sinx)′=cosx and when x=0 then (sinx)′=1. Can we let [C1×(π+x)x(π−x)]′=1 when x=0?
Let [C1×(π+x)x(π−x)]′=1 which C1 is a constant. So
C1×[(π+x)x(π−x)]′=1 when x=0. After expansion, derivation, only "π2" is left, and the others are all 0 because they contain x (ie 0). So
C1×π2=1
C1=π21
π21(π+x)x(π−x)=(1+πx)x(1−πx)
Then it will become like this:
It's great! The same, sinx≈(2π+x)(1+πx)x(1−πx)(2π−x)
C2×[(2π+x)(1+πx)x(1−πx)(2π−x)]′=1
only "(2π)2" is left, and the others are all 0 because they contain x (ie 0). So
C2=(2π)21
(2π)21(2π+x)(1+πx)x(1−πx)(2π−x)=(1+2πx)(1+πx)x(1−πx)(1−(2π)2x)
And so on:
C3=(3π)21,C4=(4π)21,Cn=(nπ)21⋯
Therefore
sinx=⋯(1+2πx)(1+πx)x(1−πx)(1−(2π)2x)⋯
We also know (a+b)(a−b)=a2−b2. Then
sinx=x(1−π2x2)(1−(2π)2x2)(1−(3π)2x2)⋯
and sinx also is
1!x−3!x3+5!x5−7!x7+⋯
So
1!x−3!x3+5!x5−7!x7+⋯=x(1−π2x2)(1−(2π)2x2)(1−(3π)2x2)⋯
Therefore, the split items with x3 items on the left and right are equal.
In the left of the formula, it has −x33!1 and in the right of the formula -- how many x3 does it have?
We must have x3, remove the first x, it takes a ⋯x2 to form x3. So we have:
x3×(−3!1)=x(−π2x2−(2π)2x2−(3π)2x2−⋯)
3!1=π21+(2π)21+(3π)21+⋯
61=π21(121+221+(3π)21+⋯)
6π2=121+221+321+⋯
Proven!
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Great! in this way you can also find the sum like ζ(4)=n=1∑∞n41=90π4 ζ(6)=n=1∑∞n61=945π6 ζ(8)=n=1∑∞n81=9450π8 ζ(10)=n=1∑∞n101=93555π10 For General ζ(2n)=2(2n)!(−1)n+1β2n(2π)2n Where βn= nth Bernoulli Number
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Great!