I would like to evaluate
∞∑k=1(cosπ2k−cosπ2(k+2))
Summation image please view before solving
I saw a pattern and realized the answer will converge and the final summation will be 1-(1/√2) but I am going wrong somewhere .Answer given is 2-(1/√2)
Plz help
Answer
This may be seen as a telescoping series, one may write for N≥1,
N∑k=1(cosπ2k−cosπ2(k+2))=N∑k=1(cosπ2k−cosπ2(k+1))+N∑k=1(cosπ2(k+1)−cosπ2(k+2)) giving
N∑k=1(cosπ2k−cosπ2(k+2))=(cosπ2−cosπ2(N+1))+(cosπ4−cosπ2(N+2)) then by letting N→∞, one gets
∞∑k=1(cosπ2k−cosπ2(k+2))=(0−1)+(cosπ4−1)I think you can take it from here.
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