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Algebra Difficulty 7.5 National olympiad, round 2 Prove it

9. Prove: When αk2π\alpha \neq \frac{k}{2} \pi ( kk is an integer),
cosα+sin3α+cos5α+sin7α++sin(4n1)α=sin2nαsin2α(cos2nα+sin2nα)(cosα+sinα).\begin{array}{c} \cos \alpha+\sin 3 \alpha+\cos 5 \alpha+\sin 7 \alpha+\cdots+\sin (4 n-1) \alpha \\ =\frac{\sin 2 n \alpha}{\sin 2 \alpha}(\cos 2 n \alpha+\sin 2 n \alpha)(\cos \alpha+\sin \alpha) . \end{array}

Solution

9. Proof:
 Left side =k=1n[cos(4k3)α+sin(4k1)α]=k=0n1cos(4k+1)α+k=0n1sin(4k+3)α.\begin{aligned} \text { Left side } & =\sum_{k=1}^{n}[\cos (4 k-3) \alpha+\sin (4 k-1) \alpha] \\ & =\sum_{k=0}^{n-1} \cos (4 k+1) \alpha+\sum_{k=0}^{n-1} \sin (4 k+3) \alpha . \end{aligned}

In equation (37), let θ=α,φ=4α\theta=\alpha, \varphi=4 \alpha, we get
k=0n1cos(4k+1)α=sin2nαsin2αcos(2n1)α\sum_{k=0}^{n-1} \cos (4 k+1) \alpha=\frac{\sin 2 n \alpha}{\sin 2 \alpha} \cos (2 n-1) \alpha

In equation (38), let θ=3α,φ=4α\theta=3 \alpha, \varphi=4 \alpha, we get
k=0n1sin(4k+3)α=sin2nαsin2αsin(2n+1)α\sum_{k=0}^{n-1} \sin (4 k+3) \alpha=\frac{\sin 2 n \alpha}{\sin 2 \alpha} \sin (2 n+1) \alpha

The condition {φ2π}0\left\{\frac{\varphi}{2 \pi}\right\} \neq 0 is equivalent to αk2π\alpha \neq \frac{k}{2} \pi, so
cosα+sin3α+cos5α+sin7α++sin(4n1)α=sin2nαsin2α[cos(2n1)α+sin(2n+1)α]=sin2nαsin2α[cos2nαcosα+sin2nαsinα+sin2nαcosα+cos2nαsinα]=sin2nαsin2α(cos2nα+sin2nα)(cosα+sinα)\begin{aligned} \cos \alpha & +\sin 3 \alpha+\cos 5 \alpha+\sin 7 \alpha+\cdots+\sin (4 n-1) \alpha \\ = & \frac{\sin 2 n \alpha}{\sin 2 \alpha}[\cos (2 n-1) \alpha+\sin (2 n+1) \alpha] \\ = & \frac{\sin 2 n \alpha}{\sin 2 \alpha}[\cos 2 n \alpha \cos \alpha+\sin 2 n \alpha \sin \alpha \\ & \quad+\sin 2 n \alpha \cos \alpha+\cos 2 n \alpha \sin \alpha] \\ = & \frac{\sin 2 n \alpha}{\sin 2 \alpha}(\cos 2 n \alpha+\sin 2 n \alpha)(\cos \alpha+\sin \alpha) \end{aligned}

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