What is the five digit integer in the numerator of the simplified result?

Calculus Level 3

n = 3 ( 1 16 ( 6 n ) 4 ) \prod _{n=3}^{\infty } \left(1-\frac{16}{(6 n)^4}\right)

This problem's question: What is the five digit integer in the numerator of the simplified result?

The result when simplified has the form of a reduced rational fraction times 3 sinh ( π 3 ) π 2 \frac{\sqrt{3} \sinh \left(\frac{\pi }{3}\right)}{\pi ^2} . The numerator of the reduced rational fraction is the answer.

In a reduced fraction the numerator and the denominator are co-prime.


The answer is 59049.

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2 solutions

Aaghaz Mahajan
Jun 6, 2019

Using the identity no. 40 on this page, we have,

( 1 1 3 4 ) ( 1 1 6 4 ) n = 3 ( 1 1 ( 3 n ) 4 ) = 3 3 sin ( π 3 ) π ( i 3 1 ) ! 2 \left(1-\frac{1}{3^4}\right)\left(1-\frac{1}{6^4}\right)\prod_{n=3}^{\infty}\left(1-\frac{1}{\left(3n\right)^4}\right)=\frac{3^3\sin\left(\frac{\pi}{3}\right)}{\pi\left|\left(-\frac{i}{3}-1\right)!\right|^2}

Because z = 1 3 \displaystyle z=\frac{1}{3} . And so, after simplification, we have

n = 3 ( 1 1 ( 3 n ) 4 ) = 59049 3 sinh ( π 3 ) 12950 π 2 \prod_{n=3}^{\infty}\left(1-\frac{1}{\left(3n\right)^4}\right)=\frac{59049\sqrt{3}\sinh\left(\frac{\pi}{3}\right)}{12950\pi^2}

A Simpler Approach :-

Using the identity

n = 3 ( 1 1 ( 3 n ) 4 ) = n = 3 ( 1 1 ( 3 n ) 2 ) n = 3 ( 1 + 1 ( 3 n ) 2 ) \prod_{n=3}^{\infty}\left(1-\frac{1}{\left(3n\right)^4}\right)=\prod_{n=3}^{\infty}\left(1-\frac{1}{\left(3n\right)^2}\right)\cdot\prod_{n=3}^{\infty}\left(1+\frac{1}{\left(3n\right)^2}\right)

we can evaluate the products on the right hand side using the infinite product for the Sinc function i.e.

sin x x = n = 1 ( 1 x 2 n 2 π 2 ) \frac{\sin x}{x}=\prod_{n=1}^{\infty}\left(1-\frac{x^2}{n^2\pi^2}\right)

Putting x = π 3 \displaystyle x=\frac{\pi}{3} and x = i π 3 \displaystyle x=\frac{i\pi}{3} in the above infinite product, and after some simplifications, we arrive at the same answer.

Thank you. Now, I need to find another class of problems.

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Well, then I'll be waiting for them....!! Although I had a doubt, regarding your reply to Kyle Tripp........If you solved the question via Wolfram, then how did you form/find the question in the first place???

Aaghaz Mahajan - 2 years ago

I "played" with various infinite products until I found an interesting answer and then turned it around to make a problem out of it.

n = 3 ( 1 16 ( 6 n ) 4 ) 59049 3 sinh ( π 3 ) 12950 π 2 \prod _{n=3}^{\infty } \left(1-\frac{16}{(6 n)^4}\right) \Rightarrow \frac{59049 \sqrt{3} \sinh \left(\frac{\pi }{3}\right)}{12950 \pi ^2} .

I can confirm this answer via wolfram

Kyle T - 2 years ago

<<Chuckling to myself>> And, how do you think I did the problem in the first place? Wolfram Mathematica 12

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