Definite Integral Homework: Equations and Solution Attempt

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Homework Statement



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Homework Equations





The Attempt at a Solution



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Could you write some sentences too? You just posted a bunch of equations. So, could you tell us exactly the statement that needs to be proven. Tell us in words what you did. Tell us exactly where you are stuck.
 
R136a1 said:
Could you write some sentences too? You just posted a bunch of equations. So, could you tell us exactly the statement that needs to be proven. Tell us in words what you did. Tell us exactly where you are stuck.

bn needs to be computed. The solution is under 1.

I computed bn and the end result is under 3. The issue is that my end result doesn't match the solution's end result.
 
You got the same answer, just cancel the positive and negative
\frac{2}{n\pi} \cos\left( \frac{n\pi}{2} \right)
that you have
 
Office_Shredder said:
You got the same answer, just cancel the positive and negative
\frac{2}{n\pi} \cos\left( \frac{n\pi}{2} \right)
that you have

Thanks. These Fourier series problems are so painfully long T_T.
 
There are two things I don't understand about this problem. First, when finding the nth root of a number, there should in theory be n solutions. However, the formula produces n+1 roots. Here is how. The first root is simply ##\left(r\right)^{\left(\frac{1}{n}\right)}##. Then you multiply this first root by n additional expressions given by the formula, as you go through k=0,1,...n-1. So you end up with n+1 roots, which cannot be correct. Let me illustrate what I mean. For this...
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