For non-negative integers n , let f n = ∑ k = 0 n sin ⁡ k + 1 n + 2 π sin ⁡ k + 2 n +…

For non-negative integers n, let
fn=k=0nsink+1n+2πsink+2n+2πk=0nsin2k+1n+2π
Assuming cos-1x takes values in 0, π, which of the following options is/are correct?
  1. sin7cos-1f5=0
  2. f4=32
  3. limnfn=12
  4. If α=tancos-1f6, then α2+2α-1=0

Solution

fn=k=0nsink+1n+2πsink+2n+2π k=0nsin2k+1n+2π

2sinCsinD=cosC-D-cosC+D2sin2θ=1-cos2θ
fn=k=0ncosπn+2-cos2k+3n+2πk=0n1-cos2k+2n+2π
fn=n+1cosπn+2-k=0ncos2k+3n+2πn+1-k=0ncos2k+2n+2π
Now cosα+cosα+β++cosα+n-1β=sinnβ2sinβ2cosα+n-1β2
fn=n+1cosπn+2-sinn+1n+2πsinπn+2cosn+3n+2πn+1-sinn+1n+2πsinπn+2cosπ
In numerator cosine sum α=3πn+2
β=2πn+2
Number of terms =n+1
In denominator cosine sum α=2πn+2
β=2πn+2
Number of terms =n+1
Now sinn+1n+2π=sinπ-πn+2=sinπn+2
cosn+3n+2π=cosπ+πn+2=-cosπn+2
fn=n+1cosπn+2+cosπn+2n+1--1
fn=cosπn+2n+2n+2
fn=cosπn+2
Hence, A f4=cosπ6=32
3 limn+fn=cos0=1
4 f6=cosπ8: then α=tanπ8=2-1
α=25=cosπ7
sin7cos-1cosπ7=sinπ=0

Asked in: JEE Advanced 2019 (Paper 2)

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