Using the formulae for sin⁡(A±B)\sin(A \pm B), prove that
sin⁡(2r+1)θ−sin⁡(2r−1)θ=2cos⁡2rθsin⁡θ.\sin(2r + 1)\theta - \sin(2r - 1)\theta = 2 \cos 2r\theta \sin \theta .
Hence find a formula for ∑r=1ncos⁡2rθ\sum_{r=1}^{n} \cos 2r\theta, where 0<θ<π0 < \theta < \pi, in terms of sin⁡(2n+1)θ\sin(2n + 1)\theta and sin⁡θ\sin \theta. Using the formula found in part (b), show that the sum of the series
sin⁡210θ+sin⁡211θ+sin⁡212θ+⋯+sin⁡220θ, for 0<θ<π\sin^2 10\theta + \sin^2 11\theta + \sin^2 12\theta + \dots + \sin^2 20\theta, \text{ for } 0 < \theta < \pi
is k−sin⁡(41θ)−sin⁡(19θ)4sin⁡θk - \frac{\sin(41\theta) - \sin(19\theta)}{4 \sin \theta}, where kk is a constant to be determined.

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5(a)

1. Apply the compound angle formulae for sine to both terms on the left hand side.

Let A=2rθA = 2r\theta and B=θB = \theta.
sin⁡(2rθ+θ)=sin⁡2rθcos⁡θ+cos⁡2rθsin⁡θ\sin(2r\theta + \theta) = \sin 2r\theta \cos \theta + \cos 2r\theta \sin \theta
sin⁡(2rθ−θ)=sin⁡2rθcos⁡θ−cos⁡2rθsin⁡θ\sin(2r\theta - \theta) = \sin 2r\theta \cos \theta - \cos 2r\theta \sin \theta

2. Subtract the two expanded expressions and simplify to show the required result.

sin⁡(2r+1)θ−sin⁡(2r−1)θ\sin(2r + 1)\theta - \sin(2r - 1)\theta
=(sin⁡2rθcos⁡θ+cos⁡2rθsin⁡θ)−(sin⁡2rθcos⁡θ−cos⁡2rθsin⁡θ)= (\sin 2r\theta \cos \theta + \cos 2r\theta \sin \theta) - (\sin 2r\theta \cos \theta - \cos 2r\theta \sin \theta)
=2cos⁡2rθsin⁡θ (shown)= 2 \cos 2r\theta \sin \theta \text{ (shown)}

Answer

sin⁡(2r+1)θ−sin⁡(2r−1)θ=2cos⁡2rθsin⁡θ (shown)\sin(2r + 1)\theta - \sin(2r - 1)\theta = 2 \cos 2r\theta \sin \theta \text{ (shown)}

5(b)

1. Rearrange the identity given in part (a) to make $\cos 2r\theta$ the subject.

From part (a), we have:
sin⁡(2r+1)θ−sin⁡(2r−1)θ=2cos⁡2rθsin⁡θ\sin(2r+1)\theta - \sin(2r-1)\theta = 2 \cos 2r\theta \sin \theta

Rearranging to isolate cos⁡2rθ\cos 2r\theta:
cos⁡2rθ=sin⁡(2r+1)θ−sin⁡(2r−1)θ2sin⁡θ\cos 2r\theta = \frac{\sin(2r+1)\theta - \sin(2r-1)\theta}{2 \sin \theta}

2. Apply the summation operator to both sides and factor out constants independent of $r$.

∑r=1ncos⁡2rθ=∑r=1nsin⁡(2r+1)θ−sin⁡(2r−1)θ2sin⁡θ\sum_{r=1}^{n} \cos 2r\theta = \sum_{r=1}^{n} \frac{\sin(2r+1)\theta - \sin(2r-1)\theta}{2 \sin \theta}

Since 2sin⁡θ2 \sin \theta does not depend on rr, we can factor it out:
∑r=1ncos⁡2rθ=12sin⁡θ∑r=1n[sin⁡(2r+1)θ−sin⁡(2r−1)θ]\sum_{r=1}^{n} \cos 2r\theta = \frac{1}{2 \sin \theta} \sum_{r=1}^{n} \left[ \sin(2r+1)\theta - \sin(2r-1)\theta \right]

3. Expand the sum and use the Method of Differences to cancel terms.

Listing out the terms from r=1r = 1 to r=nr = n:
∑r=1n[sin⁡(2r+1)θ−sin⁡(2r−1)θ]\sum_{r=1}^{n} \left[ \sin(2r+1)\theta - \sin(2r-1)\theta \right]
=(sin⁡3θ−sin⁡θ)= (\sin 3\theta - \sin \theta)
+(sin⁡5θ−sin⁡3θ)+ (\sin 5\theta - \sin 3\theta)
+(sin⁡7θ−sin⁡5θ)+ (\sin 7\theta - \sin 5\theta)
+…+ \dots
+(sin⁡(2n−1)θ−sin⁡(2n−3)θ)+ (\sin(2n-1)\theta - \sin(2n-3)\theta)
+(sin⁡(2n+1)θ−sin⁡(2n−1)θ)+ (\sin(2n+1)\theta - \sin(2n-1)\theta)

Notice that the terms cancel diagonally, leaving only the first negative term and the last positive term:
=sin⁡(2n+1)θ−sin⁡θ= \sin(2n+1)\theta - \sin \theta

4. Combine the results to state the final formula.

Substitute the evaluated sum back into the expression from Step 2:
∑r=1ncos⁡2rθ=sin⁡(2n+1)θ−sin⁡θ2sin⁡θ\sum_{r=1}^{n} \cos 2r\theta = \frac{\sin(2n+1)\theta - \sin \theta}{2 \sin \theta}

Answer

sin⁡(2n+1)θ−sin⁡θ2sin⁡θ\frac{\sin(2n+1)\theta - \sin \theta}{2 \sin \theta}

5(c)

1. Establish the result of part (b) by using the method of differences on the identity from part (a).

From part (a), we have 2cos⁡2rθsin⁡θ=sin⁡(2r+1)θ−sin⁡(2r−1)θ2 \cos 2r\theta \sin \theta = \sin(2r + 1)\theta - \sin(2r - 1)\theta.
Summing from r=1r=1 to nn:
∑r=1n2cos⁡2rθsin⁡θ=∑r=1n(sin⁡(2r+1)θ−sin⁡(2r−1)θ)\sum_{r=1}^{n} 2 \cos 2r\theta \sin \theta = \sum_{r=1}^{n} (\sin(2r + 1)\theta - \sin(2r - 1)\theta)
2sin⁡θ∑r=1ncos⁡2rθ=(sin⁡3θ−sin⁡θ)+(sin⁡5θ−sin⁡3θ)+⋯+(sin⁡(2n+1)θ−sin⁡(2n−1)θ)2 \sin \theta \sum_{r=1}^{n} \cos 2r\theta = (\sin 3\theta - \sin \theta) + (\sin 5\theta - \sin 3\theta) + \dots + (\sin(2n+1)\theta - \sin(2n-1)\theta)
The sum telescopes to leave:
2sin⁡θ∑r=1ncos⁡2rθ=sin⁡(2n+1)θ−sin⁡θ2 \sin \theta \sum_{r=1}^{n} \cos 2r\theta = \sin(2n+1)\theta - \sin \theta
∴∑r=1ncos⁡2rθ=sin⁡(2n+1)θ−sin⁡θ2sin⁡θ\therefore \sum_{r=1}^{n} \cos 2r\theta = \frac{\sin(2n+1)\theta - \sin \theta}{2 \sin \theta}

2. Rewrite the target series using the double angle formula for cosine.

Using the trigonometric identity sin⁡2x=1−cos⁡2x2\sin^2 x = \frac{1 - \cos 2x}{2}, we can rewrite the series:
∑r=1020sin⁡2rθ=∑r=10201−cos⁡2rθ2\sum_{r=10}^{20} \sin^2 r\theta = \sum_{r=10}^{20} \frac{1 - \cos 2r\theta}{2}
=12∑r=10201−12∑r=1020cos⁡2rθ= \frac{1}{2}\sum_{r=10}^{20} 1 - \frac{1}{2}\sum_{r=10}^{20} \cos 2r\theta

3. Express the sum of the cosine terms as the difference of two series starting from $r=1$, and apply the formula from part (b).

We express ∑r=1020cos⁡2rθ\sum_{r=10}^{20} \cos 2r\theta as ∑r=120cos⁡2rθ−∑r=19cos⁡2rθ\sum_{r=1}^{20} \cos 2r\theta - \sum_{r=1}^{9} \cos 2r\theta.
Using the formula ∑r=1ncos⁡2rθ=sin⁡(2n+1)θ−sin⁡θ2sin⁡θ\sum_{r=1}^{n} \cos 2r\theta = \frac{\sin(2n+1)\theta - \sin \theta}{2 \sin \theta} for n=20n=20 and n=9n=9:
∑r=1020cos⁡2rθ=sin⁡(41θ)−sin⁡θ2sin⁡θ−sin⁡(19θ)−sin⁡θ2sin⁡θ\sum_{r=10}^{20} \cos 2r\theta = \frac{\sin(41\theta) - \sin \theta}{2 \sin \theta} - \frac{\sin(19\theta) - \sin \theta}{2 \sin \theta}
=sin⁡(41θ)−sin⁡θ−sin⁡(19θ)+sin⁡θ2sin⁡θ= \frac{\sin(41\theta) - \sin \theta - \sin(19\theta) + \sin \theta}{2 \sin \theta}
=sin⁡(41θ)−sin⁡(19θ)2sin⁡θ= \frac{\sin(41\theta) - \sin(19\theta)}{2 \sin \theta}

4. Evaluate the constant part of the sum and determine the value of $k$.

The number of terms from r=10r=10 to r=20r=20 is 20−10+1=1120 - 10 + 1 = 11, so ∑r=10201=11\sum_{r=10}^{20} 1 = 11.
Substituting back into the full expression:
∑r=1020sin⁡2rθ=12(11)−12[sin⁡(41θ)−sin⁡(19θ)2sin⁡θ]\sum_{r=10}^{20} \sin^2 r\theta = \frac{1}{2}(11) - \frac{1}{2} \left[ \frac{\sin(41\theta) - \sin(19\theta)}{2 \sin \theta} \right]
=112−sin⁡(41θ)−sin⁡(19θ)4sin⁡θ= \frac{11}{2} - \frac{\sin(41\theta) - \sin(19\theta)}{4 \sin \theta}
Comparing this to the given expression k−sin⁡(41θ)−sin⁡(19θ)4sin⁡θk - \frac{\sin(41\theta) - \sin(19\theta)}{4 \sin \theta}, we identify the constant:
k=112k = \frac{11}{2}

Answer

k=112k = \frac{11}{2}

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