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Algebra Level 4

If sin 6 x = r = 0 6 a r cos r x , \sin ^ 6 x = \sum_{ r = 0} ^ 6 a_ r \cos rx,

what is a 0 + a 1 + a 2 + a 3 + a 4 + a 5 + a 6 ? a_0 + a_1 + a_2 + a_3 + a_4 + a_ 5 + a_ 6?


The answer is 0.

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3 solutions

Omkar Kamat
Dec 23, 2014

Set x=0 . This gives a0+a1+a2+a3+a4+a5+a6 = sin(0)^6=0

setting x=0 would mean that that the equation is an identity......wow..great....nice approach..

manish bhargao - 6 years, 4 months ago

because cos(r*0) = 1. nice one sir. i just realized it..

Evan Harahap - 6 years, 2 months ago
Parth Lohomi
Dec 8, 2014

To express c o s n x cos^{n}x or s i n n x sin^{n}x as a series of multiple angles of cos and sin , we use E u l e r s r e p r e s e n t a t i o n Eulers -representation

c o s ( x ) cos(x) = e i x + e i x 2 \dfrac{e^{ix}+e^{-ix}}{2} and s i n ( x ) sin(x) = e i x e i x 2 i \dfrac{e^{ix}-e^{-ix}}{2i}

And Expand c o s n x cos^{n}x =( e i x + e i x 2 ) n \dfrac{e^{ix}+e^{-ix}}{2})^{n} By Binomial theorem etc.as for the above example

s i n 6 x sin^{6}x =( e i x e i x 2 i ) 6 \dfrac{e^{ix}-e^{-ix}}{2i})^{6}

1 2 6 . i 6 \dfrac{1}{2^6.i^6} [ 6 C 0 e 6 i x 6 C 1 e 5 i x e i x + 6 C 2 e 4 i x e 2 i x . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6C_{0}e^{6ix}-6C_{1}e^{5ix}e^{-ix}+6C_{2}e^{4ix}e^{-2ix}......................... ]

= = 1 64 \dfrac{-1}{64} [ 2 c o s ( 6 x ) 6 2 c o s ( 4 x ) + 15 2 c o s ( 2 x ) 20 2cos(6x)-6*2cos(4x)+15*2cos(2x)-20 ]

1 32 \dfrac{-1}{32} + 3 16 c o s 4 x \dfrac{3}{16}cos4x - 15 32 c o s 2 x \dfrac{15}{32}cos2x + 5 8 \dfrac{5}{8}

= r = 0 6 a r . c o s r x \sum_{r=0}^6a_{r}.cosrx

a 0 a_{0} =5/8

a 1 a_{1} =0

a 2 a_{2} =-15/32

a 3 a_{3} =0

a 4 a_{4} =3/16

a 5 a_{5} =0

a 6 a_{6} =-1/32

sum of all these =

5 16 \dfrac{5}{16}

m + n m+n = 21 \boxed{21}

@Calvin Lin ???

Parth Lohomi - 6 years, 6 months ago

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You made a mistake in simplifying 20 64 \frac{ 20 } { 64 } , which should be equivalent to 5 16 \frac{ 5}{ 16} instead of 5 8 \frac{ 5}{ 8} . This explains why your answer is off by 5 8 5 16 = 5 16 \frac{5}{8} - \frac{ 5}{16} = \frac{5}{16} .

I agree with all the rest of the steps, other accounting for this error.

Note that substituting in x = 0 x = 0 will give us 0 = a 0 + a 1 + a 2 + a 3 + a 4 + a 5 + a 6 0 = a_0 + a_1 + a_2 + a_3 + a_4 + a_5 + a_6 . In particular, we do not need to find the exact values of a i a_i .

I have updated the answer to "1", given the interpretation of 0 1 \frac{0}{1} . I have modified the question, and the answer is now 0.

Calvin Lin Staff - 6 years, 6 months ago

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I can't understand?? What do you mean to say??

Parth Lohomi - 6 years, 6 months ago

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@Parth Lohomi Check your arithemtic, specifically this line:

There are 2 errors
1) (minor) You missed out the term cos 6 x \cos 6 x
2) (major) You simplified the constant 20 64 \frac{ 20}{64} as 5 8 \frac{5}{8} . Instead, it should be 5 16 \frac{ 5}{ 16 } .

Please fix these errors accordingly.

Calvin Lin Staff - 6 years, 6 months ago

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@Calvin Lin So sad!! :(

Should I delete the solution?

Parth Lohomi - 6 years, 6 months ago

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@Parth Lohomi Once you fix the arithmetic errors, this solution is good.

If I wanted to find the identity, this is the approach that I would take, as it gives the terms almost immediately.

Calvin Lin Staff - 6 years, 6 months ago
Suchitra Saksena
Feb 19, 2018

Putting x=0 we get , a1+a2+a3+a4+a5+a6 = 0

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