A calculus problem by Vu Hoang

Calculus Level 2

Find n


The answer is 2.

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1 solution

Vu Hoang
Dec 19, 2015

Set y = cos x y=\cos{x} . Hence, the domain for y is [ 0 , 1 ] [0,1] . We have 4 y 3 12 y 2 19 y + 12 = 0 4y^3-12y^2-19y+12=0 . Factor out the equation 2 ( y 1 2 ) ( y + 3 2 ) ( y 4 ) = 0 2(y-\frac{1}{2})(y+\frac{3}{2})(y-4)=0 . Then y = 1 2 y=\frac{1}{2} or x = π 6 x=\frac{π}{6} . Plug the value of x into 2nd equation f ( n ) = sin π 6 + sin 2 π 6 + sin 3 π 6 + . . . + sin n π 6 f(n)=\sin{\frac{π}{6}}+\sin{\frac{2π}{6}}+\sin{\frac{3π}{6}}+...+\sin{\frac{nπ}{6}} or f ( n ) = ( 3 ) 2 + ( 3 ) 2 + 1 ( 3 ) 2 ( 3 ) 2 1 + . . . + sin n π 6 = ( 3 ) f(n)=\frac{\sqrt(3)}{2}+\frac{\sqrt(3)}{2}+1-\frac{\sqrt(3)}{2}-\frac{\sqrt(3)}{2}-1+...+\sin{\frac{nπ}{6}}=\sqrt(3) . It is just right for the first 2 terms of the function, so n = 2 n=2

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