Find the value of ( n = 1 ∑ 3 tan 2 ( 7 n π ) ) ( n = 1 ∑ 3 cot 2 ( 7 n π ) )
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isnt it the opposite? tan() = 21, cot ()=5. when i tried, that was the answer i got
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@Ashu Dablo how u did ?? this method is cheap !
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Yup, I spotted my error already. I'll try to fix it some time this week.
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@Pi Han Goh – actually i was asking for some another method ( approach ) .
Darn, you're right. However, I can't spot my own error... =(
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Consider the equation cos ( 7 y ) = 1 , then the smallest positive solutions are y = 7 2 π , 7 4 π , … , 7 1 4 π
By Chebyshev's polynomial, cos ( 7 y ) = 6 4 cos 7 ( y ) − 1 1 2 cos 5 ( y ) + 5 6 cos 3 ( y ) − 7 cos ( y ) = 1
Let x = cos ( y ) , substitution to the above equation followed by division of ( x − 1 ) ( = 0 ) gives
( 8 x 3 + 4 x 2 − 4 x − 1 ) 2 = 0
Which has roots ± cos ( 7 2 π ) , ± cos ( 7 4 π ) , ± cos ( 7 6 π )
This is due to the identity cos ( θ ) = − cos ( π − θ )
Let w = x 2 then the equation below have roots cos 2 ( 7 π ) , cos 2 ( 7 2 π ) , cos 2 ( 7 3 π )
6 4 w 3 − 1 1 2 w 2 + 5 6 w − 7 = 0
Now let W = w 1 , then multiply both sides by W 3 giving
7 W 3 − 5 6 W 2 + 1 1 2 W − 6 4 = 0 to have roots sec 2 ( 7 π ) , sec 2 ( 7 2 π ) , sec 2 ( 7 3 π )
By Vieta's formula, sec 2 ( 7 π ) + sec 2 ( 7 2 π ) + sec 2 ( 7 3 π ) = − 7 − 5 6 = 8
Apply the trigonometric identity tan 2 ( A ) + 1 = sec 2 ( A ) , we should obtain n = 1 ∑ 3 tan 2 ( 7 n π ) = 5
By an analogous argument, to evaluate the second summation, let z = 1 − w , the equation below have roots sin 2 ( 7 π ) , sin 2 ( 7 2 π ) , sin 2 ( 7 3 π )
6 4 ( 1 − z ) 3 − 1 1 2 ( 1 − z ) 2 + 5 6 ( 1 − z ) − 7 = 0 , which simplifies to 6 4 z 3 − 8 0 z 2 + 2 4 z − 1 = 0 , and let Z = z 1 , then multiply both sides by Z 3 giving
Z 3 − 2 4 Z 2 + 8 0 Z − 6 4 = 0 to have roots csc 2 ( 7 π ) , csc 2 ( 7 2 π ) , csc 2 ( 7 3 π )
By Vieta's formula, csc 2 ( 7 π ) + csc 2 ( 7 2 π ) + csc 2 ( 7 3 π ) = − 1 − 2 4 = 2 4
Apply the trigonometric identity cot 2 ( A ) + 1 = csc 2 ( A ) , thus the second summation is equals to 2 1 .
The answer is 5 × 2 1 = 1 0 5