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dimensionless
Jan29-07, 04:58 PM
Find

\sum_{1}^{n} \tan(a f_{n} )




\cos x = 1 - {x^2 \over 2!} + {x^4 \over 4!} - \cdots
\sin\left( x \right) = x - \frac{x^3}{3!} + \frac{x^5}{5!} - \frac{x^7}{7!} + \cdots
\tan(x) = \sin(x) / \cos(x)




There might be equations for the summation of a series of sine functions or an equation for the summation of a series of consine functions. I don't know what they are. I have no idea how to go about deriving this.

arildno
Jan29-07, 05:05 PM
What are you assumed to find???

HallsofIvy
Jan29-07, 06:15 PM
What is the fn(x)? Everything depends on that doesn't it?

dimensionless
Jan29-07, 06:34 PM
Sorry. That wasn't very clear.

Find t
B = \sum_{1}^{n} \tan( f_{n} t )


Right now I'm just trying to get rid of the tan function. Getting rid of the summation sign might help.

I wrote down f_{n} incorrectly.
f_{n} = a n^{2}+c b_{n}^{2}

where b_{n} is an arbitrary constant