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Calculus Level 4

0 π 4 sin x d x + 0 π 4 sin 2 x d x + 0 π 4 sin 3 x d x + \large \displaystyle\int_0^\frac{\pi}{4}\sin x\text{ } \mathrm dx+\displaystyle\int_0^\frac{\pi}{4}\sin^2 x\text{ } \mathrm dx+\displaystyle\int_0^\frac{\pi}{4}\sin^3 x\text{ } \mathrm dx+\ldots

Let I I denote the numerical value of the series of integrals above. Find 1000 I . \lfloor1000I\rfloor.


The answer is 628.

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By way of the Monotone Convergence Theorem , we can write the sum of integrals as

I = n = 1 0 π 4 sin n ( x ) d x = 0 π 4 n = 1 sin n ( x ) d x . I = \displaystyle\sum_{n=1}^{\infty} \int_{0}^{\frac{\pi}{4}} \sin^{n}(x) dx = \int_{0}^{\frac{\pi}{4}} \sum_{n=1}^{\infty} \sin^{n}(x) dx.

Now for any x x in [ 0 , π 4 ] [0, \frac{\pi}{4}] we have that sin ( x ) < 1 |\sin(x)| \lt 1 , and thus

n = 1 sin n ( x ) = sin ( x ) 1 sin ( x ) = sin ( x ) 1 sin ( x ) 1 + sin ( x ) 1 + sin ( x ) = \displaystyle\sum_{n=1}^{\infty} \sin^{n}(x) = \dfrac{\sin(x)}{1 - \sin(x)} = \dfrac{\sin(x)}{1 - \sin(x)} * \dfrac{1 + \sin(x)}{1 + \sin(x)} =

sin ( x ) + sin 2 ( x ) cos 2 ( x ) = sin ( x ) cos 2 ( x ) + 1 cos 2 ( x ) cos 2 ( x ) = sin ( x ) cos 2 ( x ) + sec 2 ( x ) 1. \dfrac{\sin(x) + \sin^{2}(x)}{\cos^{2}(x)} = \dfrac{\sin(x)}{\cos^{2}(x)} + \dfrac{1 - \cos^{2}(x)}{\cos^{2}(x)} = \dfrac{\sin(x)}{\cos^{2}(x)} + \sec^{2}(x) - 1.

The indefinite integral of this expression (without the constant) is

sec ( x ) + tan ( x ) x , \sec(x) + \tan(x) - x,

where the substitution u = cos ( x ) u = \cos(x) was used to evaluate the integral of the first term. Evaluating this last expression from x = 0 x = 0 to x = π 4 x = \frac{\pi}{4} gives us the solution

I = ( 2 + 1 π 4 ) ( 1 + 0 0 ) = 2 π 4 = 0.6288 I = (\sqrt{2} + 1 - \dfrac{\pi}{4}) - (1 + 0 - 0) = \sqrt{2} - \dfrac{\pi}{4} = 0.6288

to 4 decimal places, and thus 1000 I = 628 . \lfloor 1000I \rfloor = \boxed{628}.

It would be helpful to mention the result used (MCT) in exchanging the order of summation and integral in the first line.

Abhishek Sinha - 6 years, 2 months ago

Good point: i was being a bit too casual there. The edit has been made. :)

Brian Charlesworth - 6 years, 2 months ago

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