Calculus and Geometry go Hand in Hand

Calculus Level 5

The circle x 2 + y 2 = 1 x^{2}+y^{2}=1 cuts the x x -axis at P P and Q Q .Another circle with centre at Q and having a variable radius intersects the first circle at R R , above the x x -axis and the line segment P Q PQ at S S .

Find the maximum possible area of Δ Q S R \Delta QSR .

Let the area which comes out be 1 k \frac{1}{k} .

Evaluate , r = 0 8 k ( 2 r + 1 ) 2 π 2 ( 2 k ) 2 \sum_{r=0}^{\infty} \dfrac{8\cdot k}{ (2r+1)^{2} \pi^{2} - (2 k)^{2}}

Report the answer correct up to 3 places of decimals .

HINT : Whenever Trigonometry is involved, we should use radians .


The answer is 3.5887.

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The maximum possible area comes out to be 1 k = 4 3 3 k = 3 3 4 \frac{1}{k}=\frac{4}{3\sqrt{3}} \\ \Rightarrow k = \frac{3\sqrt{3}}{4}

We use the following formula which expresses cos θ \cos \theta as a product of infinite terms

cos θ = r = 1 ( 1 4 θ 2 ( 2 r 1 ) 2 π 2 ) \cos \theta = \prod_{r=1}^{\infty} ( 1 - \dfrac{4\theta^{2}}{ (2r-1)^{2}\pi^{2} } )

We'll first expand the L . H . S L.H.S and follow it up by taking Logarithm on both sides ,

l o g cos θ = l o g ( 1 4 θ 2 π 2 ) + l o g ( 1 4 θ 2 3 π 2 ) + l o g ( 1 4 θ 2 5 π 2 ) + log \cos \theta = log (1 - \dfrac{4\theta^{2}}{ \pi^{2} }) + log(1 - \dfrac{4\theta^{2}}{ 3\pi^{2} }) + log(1 - \dfrac{4\theta^{2}}{ 5\pi^{2} }) + \dots .

Now differentiate the above expression , to get

tan θ = 8 k π 2 ( 2 k ) 2 + 8 k 3 2 π 2 ( 2 k ) 2 + 8 k 5 2 π 2 ( 2 k ) 2 + \tan \theta = \dfrac{8\cdot k}{ \pi^{2} - (2 k)^{2}} + \dfrac{8\cdot k}{ 3^{2}\pi^{2} - (2 k)^{2}} + \dfrac{8\cdot k}{ 5^{2}\pi^{2} - (2 k)^{2}} + \dots

Therefore , the sum that was asked is actually the explicit form of what we have just got .

The final answer is tan 3 3 4 c = 3.5887 \tan \frac{3\sqrt{3}}{4}^{c} = 3.5887

Where c c denote Radians .

Well the series you have posted is a simple series of t a n ( k ) tan(k) , I will refer you to this discussion where I derived very simply a series for c o t ( x ) cot(x)

Ronak Agarwal - 6 years, 3 months ago

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Do you think it'll be worthwhile for me to look up Fourier series and Fourier Transforms for JEE ? Also can you please suggest some topics that I should look up regarding the same ?

Thanks for the same :)

A Former Brilliant Member - 6 years, 3 months ago

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Nope it's not worthwile, to read topics like Fourier series and fourier transforms for JEE. For JEE I believe we all are capable of doing every single question of it hence only accuracy matters, hence we should all try to increase our accuracy.

Ronak Agarwal - 6 years, 3 months ago

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@Ronak Agarwal Thanks for replying , I'll keep that in mind :)

A Former Brilliant Member - 6 years, 3 months ago

Checked out the discussion.

Ronak Agarwal - 6 years, 3 months ago

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