Let and define as the number of sign changes in the sequence
Compute to two decimal places.
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So number of sign changes indicates number of roots...isn't it so??Now cos(x)=0 has general solution x= 2 2 m + 1 π in interval (0,n α ]. Now 0< 2 2 m + 1 π <=n α . 0<2m+1<(2n α )/ π . (- 2 1 )<m<=n α / π - 2 1 .So now well V n ( α )=[n α / π - 2 1 ].Now this problem should be a cakewalk and final answer is nothing other than the mysterious π . ([.] used in expression of Vn( α ) is GIF.)