Prove by induction that n∑r=1cos((2r−1)θ)=sin(2nθ)2sinθ is true ∀ n∈Z+
So my attempt as this is as follows, I've started the inductive step, but I don't know where to continue from now, any help would be great.
If n=1
LHS = cosθ, RHS = sin(2θ)2sinθ=cosθ so ∴ true when n=1.
Assume true for n=k,
k∑r=1cos((2r−1)θ)=sin(2kθ)2sinθ
If n=k+1
k+1∑r=1cos((2r−1)θ)=k∑r=1cos((2r−1)θ)+cos((2k+1)θ)
=sin(2kθ)2sinθ+cos((2k+1)θ)
=sin(kθ)cos(kθ)sinθ+cos(2kθ)cosθ−sin(2kθ)sinθ
I'm not really sure my last step has lead me anywhere, but i wasn't sure on what else to do than apply the compound angle formulae.
Answer
Starting from where you left off:
sin(2kθ)2sinθ+cos((2k+1)θ)
Let x=2kθ. Then the expression is
sinx2sinθ+cos(x+θ)
Angle sum identity gives
sinx2sinθ+cosxcosθ−sinxsinθ
=sinx+2cosxcosθsinθ−2sinxsin2θ2sinθ.
Factoring, we get
=(1−2sin2θ)sinx+(2cosθsinθ)cosx2sinθ.
We use the double angle formula and angle sum formula in reverse:
=cos2θsinx+sin2θcosx2sinθ
=sin(x+2θ)2sinθ
=sin(2kθ+2θ)2sinθ
=sin(2(k+1)θ)2sinθ.
This completes the inductive step.
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