Solving Sine Fourier Series for f(x) = 1

[EmmaK]

Homework Statement

Find a sine Fourier series for the function f(x)=1 define on 0<x<1. use this series to show that $$\Sigma\stackrel{(-1)^k}{2k+1}$$ =$$\stackrel{\pi}{4}$$ betwen k=0 and infinity

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The Attempt at a Solution

i found the Fourier series to be$$\Sigma$$ ($$\stackrel{2-2cos(n)}{n}$$)(sin(nx)) between n=1 and infinity but don't know where to go form here.

 

[mighty2000]

Thank you for your question. I am happy to assist you in finding the solution to this problem.

First, let's review the Fourier series for a function f(x) defined on the interval 0<x<1. The Fourier series is given by:

f(x) = a0/2 + \Sigma (an*cos(n\pi*x) + bn*sin(n\pi*x))

where a0, an, and bn are the Fourier coefficients given by:

a0 = 2/L \int_0^L f(x) dx
an = 2/L \int_0^L f(x)*cos(n\pi*x) dx
bn = 2/L \int_0^L f(x)*sin(n\pi*x) dx

In this case, L = 1 since the function is defined on the interval 0<x<1. So, we can calculate the Fourier coefficients for f(x)=1 as follows:

a0 = 2/1 \int_0^1 1 dx = 2
an = 2/1 \int_0^1 1*cos(n\pi*x) dx = 0
bn = 2/1 \int_0^1 1*sin(n\pi*x) dx = 2*(-1)^n / (n\pi)

Therefore, the Fourier series for f(x)=1 is given by:

f(x) = 1 = 1 + \Sigma (2*(-1)^n / (n\pi))*sin(n\pi*x)

Now, let's use this Fourier series to show that \Sigma\stackrel{(-1)^k}{2k+1} =\stackrel{\pi}{4} between k=0 and infinity.

We can rewrite the series as:

\Sigma\stackrel{(-1)^k}{2k+1} = \Sigma (2*(-1)^k / (k\pi))*sin(k\pi*x)

Since the Fourier series converges to the function f(x)=1, we can substitute x=1 into the series to get:

1 = 1 + \Sigma (2*(-1)^k / (k\pi))*sin(k\pi)

Note that sin(k\pi) = 0 for all even values of k, and sin(k\pi) = (-1)^k for all odd values of k. Therefore,