Can a Suitable Small Angle Formula Solve This Summation Problem?

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Homework Statement



[tex]S_N(x)= \frac{4}{\pi} \sum_{n=1}^{\infty} \frac{\sin ((2 n-1)x)}{2 n-1}[/tex]

By considering a suitable small angle formula show that the value of the sum at this point is

[tex]S_N \Big( \frac{\pi}{2 N} \Big)=\frac{2}{\pi} \int_0^{\pi} \frac{\sin (\mu)}{\mu} \; d{\mu}[/tex]


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i have no idea how to get the suitable small angle formula working with this problem


The Attempt at a Solution



I have shown that

[tex]S_N(x)[/tex]

can be written as

[tex]S_N(x)=\frac{2}{\pi} \int_0^{x} \frac{\sin (2 N t)}{\sin (t) } \; d{t}[/tex]

my guess for suitable small angle formula is

[tex]\sin (x) \approx x[/tex] when x is small


Thank you for any help
 
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