For n ∈ N ∗ , n ≥ 2 , P n = k = 1 ∏ n − 1 sin ( n k π ) , find n → ∞ lim 2 n P n ∫ 6 π 2 π sin n x cos 3 x d x
This problem, taken from Romanian Mathematical Magazine , was proposed by teacher Florică Anastase, Romania .
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We have that 2 i sin x = e − i x − e − i x with i = − 1 which follow that P n = ( 2 i ) n − 1 1 ( k = 1 ∏ n − 1 e n i k i π ) ( k = 1 ∏ n − 1 ( 1 − e n k i π ) ) = ( 2 i ) n − 1 L n exp ( k = 1 ∑ n − 1 n i k π ) = 2 n − 1 L n where L n is the latter product to be evaluated by noticing the polynomial F ( X ) = k = 1 ∏ n ( X − e − n 2 k i π ) whose zeros are non-trivial solution nth roots of unity ie f ( X ) = k = 1 ∑ n − 1 X k and hence desired F ( 1 ) = k = 1 ∑ n − 1 1 k = n and this deduce that P n = 2 n − 1 n and thus n → ∞ lim 2 n P n ∫ a b sin n x cos 3 x d x = n → ∞ lim 2 n n 2 ∫ a b sin n x 4 cos 3 x − 3 cos x d x the latter expression can be simplified to sin n x cos x ( 1 − 4 sin 2 x ) . We make u- substitution of sin x = u ⇒ cos d x = d u giving us n → ∞ lim 2 n n 2 ∫ a 1 b 1 u n 1 − u 2 d u = − n → ∞ lim 2 n n 2 n 2 − 4 n + 3 2 n − 3 n + 1 = − 1 where a , b are the lower and upper limit of the integratio so does a 1 , b 1 after substitution.