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n = 0 ( π 2 4 ) n ( 2 n + 1 ) ! = ( A π ) B \sum _{ n=0 }^{ \infty }{ \frac { { \left( -\frac { { \pi }^{ 2 } }{ 4 } \right) }^{ n } }{ \left( 2n+1 \right) ! } } ={ \left( \frac { A }{ \pi } \right) }^{ B }

If the equation above holds true for integers A A and B B , find the value of A + B A+B .


The answer is 3.

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3 solutions

Kenny Lau
Oct 12, 2015

(This is just the worthless standard solution) :

n = 0 ( π 2 4 ) n ( 2 n + 1 ) ! \quad\displaystyle\sum_{n=0}^{\infty}\frac{\left(-\frac{\pi^2}4\right)^n}{(2n+1)!}

= n = 0 ( 1 ) n ( π 2 ) 2 n ( 2 n + 1 ) ! =\displaystyle\sum_{n=0}^{\infty}\frac{(-1)^n\left(\frac{\pi}2\right)^{2n}}{(2n+1)!}

= 2 π n = 0 ( 1 ) n ( π 2 ) 2 n + 1 ( 2 n + 1 ) ! =\displaystyle\frac2\pi\sum_{n=0}^{\infty}\frac{(-1)^n\left(\frac{\pi}2\right)^{2n+1}}{(2n+1)!}

= 2 π sin ( π 2 ) =\displaystyle\frac2\pi\sin\left(\frac\pi2\right)

= 2 π =\displaystyle\frac2\pi

= ( 2 π ) 1 =\displaystyle\left(\frac2\pi\right)^1

Don't call it wothless :). Ur solution is nice

Aditya Kumar - 5 years, 8 months ago

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Thank you :)

Kenny Lau - 5 years, 8 months ago
Aditya Kumar
Aug 25, 2015

This problem was to enhance the knowledge of cardinal sine function.

n = 0 ( x 2 ) n ( 2 n + 1 ) ! = s i n c ( x ) = s i n ( x ) x \sum _{ n=0 }^{ \infty }{ \frac { { \left( -{ x }^{ 2 } \right) }^{ n } }{ \left( 2n+1 \right) ! } } =sinc\left( x \right) \\ =\frac { sin(x) }{ x } \\

@Pi Han Goh I hope u enjoyed this!

Aditya Kumar - 5 years, 9 months ago

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This is still tolerable. Thanks.

Pi Han Goh - 5 years, 9 months ago

@Abhishek Bakshi see this and comment.

Aditya Kumar - 5 years, 8 months ago

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good question... did zafar sir teach this concept to you guys???

Abhishek Bakshi - 5 years, 7 months ago

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No. He doesn't teach outside syllabus.

Aditya Kumar - 5 years, 6 months ago
Satyajit Mohanty
Aug 26, 2015

This is not a solution.

I think you made the rating to this problem way higher than it should be by this lol. I rate it a low level 4. Just a min fiddling around with the Taylor series of sin ( x ) \sin(x) is all you need.

Isaac Buckley - 5 years, 9 months ago

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Actually, I found it a bit tough that's why i rated it level 5. But it will automatically go down to level 4

Aditya Kumar - 5 years, 9 months ago

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