n = 0 ∑ ∞ ( 2 n + 1 ) ( n 2 n ) 2 n + 1
If the summation above can be represented as A ⋅ π B , where A , B are positive integers, then find the value of ( A + B ) 3 ?
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Is there a reason why you chose the power series of ( arcsin ( x ) ) 2 ?
@ChallengeMaster : Because, I thought of this problem while I was studying Power series of ( arcsin ( x ) ) 2 .
S = n = 0 ∑ ∞ ( 2 n + 1 ) ( n 2 n ) 2 n + 1 = n = 0 ∑ ∞ 2 n − 1 1 . ( 2 n + 1 ) ! 2 2 n ( n ! ) 2
Using the fact that ∫ 0 2 π sin m x d x = ( 2 n + 1 ) ! 2 2 n ( n ! ) 2 for m = 2 n + 1 (Refer Wallis' Integrals ), we can write S as ,
S = n = 0 ∑ ∞ 2 n − 1 1 . ∫ 0 2 π sin 2 n + 1 x d x
S = ∫ 0 2 π 2 sin x ( ∑ n = 0 ∞ ( 2 sin 2 x ) n ) d x = ∫ 0 2 π 2 sin x . 1 − 2 sin 2 x 1 d x = ∫ 0 2 π 2 − sin 2 x 4 sin x d x = ∫ 0 2 π 1 + cos 2 x 4 sin x d x
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Compare the coefficients to evaluate the required value to get the answer as 8 .
Good observation with Wallis integral, which allows us to convert it into a geometric progression.
How did you solve the series ∑ n = 0 ∞ ( 2 sin 2 ( x ) ) n ? I am not an expert in math,still learning...
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It is an infinite geometric progression with ratio ∣ r ∣ < 1 . Check the wiki - Geometric Progression for more information.
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Therefore, we have A = 1 , B = 1 , A + B = 2 , ( A + B ) 3 = 8 .