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Oct 23 2016 07:46pm
Can anyone explain to me how my prof got from line 3 to 4 in this solution?



the algebra eludes me.

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Oct 24 2016 07:09am
Evalute the brackets between 0 and 1.

If n is odd, cos(n+1) = cos(1-n) = 1 = cos(0), hence there's nothing remaining.
On the other hand, 1 + (-1)^n = 1 - 1 = 0, so both formulas do match.

If n is even, cos(n+1) = cos(1-n) = -1, so a_n = (1/2pi) (2/(n+1) + 2/(1-n)) = 2/(pi(1-n^2))
and the other formula ends up with the same value.
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