Another Summation Series

Algebra Level 5

Let the following sum be defined as-

S = n = 1 cot 1 ( n 2 + 3 4 ) S = \displaystyle\sum_{n=1}^{\infty} \cot^{-1}\left(n^{2} + \frac{3}{4}\right)

Find [ 1000 S ] [1000S]

where [ ] represents greatest integer function.


The answer is 1107.

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1 solution

Avineil Jain
Jun 4, 2014

S = n = 1 c o t 1 ( n 2 + 3 4 ) S = \displaystyle\sum_{n=1}^∞ cot^{-1} ( n^{2} + \frac{3}{4})

S = n = 1 c o t 1 ( 4 n 2 + 3 4 ) S = \displaystyle\sum_{n=1}^∞ cot^{-1} ( \dfrac{4n^{2} + 3}{4})

S = n = 1 t a n 1 ( 4 4 n 2 + 3 ) S = \displaystyle\sum_{n=1}^∞ tan^{-1} (\dfrac{4}{4n^{2} + 3})

S = n = 1 t a n 1 ( 1 n 2 + 3 4 ) S = \displaystyle\sum_{n=1}^∞ tan^{-1} (\dfrac{1}{n^{2} + \frac{3}{4}})

S = n = 1 t a n 1 ( 1 1 + n 2 1 4 ) S = \displaystyle\sum_{n=1}^∞ tan^{-1} (\dfrac{1}{1 + n^{2} - \frac{1}{4}})

S = n = 1 t a n 1 ( ( n + 1 2 ) ( n 1 2 ) 1 + ( n + 1 2 ) ( n 1 2 ) ) S = \displaystyle\sum_{n=1}^∞ tan^{-1} (\dfrac{(n + \frac{1}{2})- (n - \frac{1}{2})}{1 + (n+\frac{1}{2})(n - \frac{1}{2})})

S = n = 1 t a n 1 ( n + 1 2 ) t a n 1 ( n 1 2 ) S = \displaystyle\sum_{n=1}^∞ tan^{-1}(n + \frac{1}{2}) - tan^{-1}(n - \frac{1}{2})

S = lim n t a n 1 ( n + 1 2 ) t a n 1 1 2 S = \displaystyle\lim_{n\rightarrow ∞} tan^{-1}(n + \frac{1}{2}) - tan^{-1}\frac{1}{2}

S = t a n 1 2 S = tan^{-1} 2

Therefore,

[ 1000 S ] = 1107 [1000S] = 1107

Good presentation...

Anish Puthuraya - 7 years ago

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Thank you.

Avineil Jain - 7 years ago

please mention in the ques that S is in radians. i kept on calculating with degrees and got it wrong...

Mohit Kinra - 7 years ago

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Unless degree is mentioned, the SI Unit radians is taken

Avineil Jain - 7 years ago

i too take it in degrees so i got 64343 64343

Rishabh Jain - 7 years ago

Note the lack of brackets in the third-to-last line.

Kenny Lau - 6 years, 11 months ago

In the first attempt I integrated it and got S=0.8...............thus wasted my first attempt but got it correct in second attempt. :)

Parth Lohomi - 6 years, 8 months ago

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