Practicing Success
For any $n \in N, \int\limits_0^\pi \frac{\sin (2 n+1) x}{\sin x} d x$ is equal to |
$\pi$ 0 $n \pi$ $(2n + 1) \pi$ |
$\pi$ |
We have, $I_n=\int\limits_0^\pi \frac{\sin (2 n+1) x}{\sin x} d x$ $\Rightarrow I_{n+1}=\int\limits_0^\pi \frac{\sin (2 n+3) x}{\sin x} d x$ ∴ $I_{n+1}-I_n=\int\limits_0^\pi \frac{\sin (2 n+3) x-\sin (2 n+1) x}{\sin x}$ $\Rightarrow I_{n+1}-I_n=\int\limits_0^\pi \frac{2 \sin x \cos (2 n+2) x}{\sin x} d x$ $\Rightarrow I_{n+1}-I_n=\frac{1}{n+1}[\sin (2 n+2) x]_0^\pi=0$ $\Rightarrow I_{n+1}=I_n=I_{n-1}=...=I_2=I_1$ But, $ I_1=\int\limits_0^\pi \frac{\sin 3 x}{\sin x} d x=\int\limits_0^\pi\left(3-4 \sin ^2 x\right)=3 \pi-4 \times \frac{\pi}{2}=\pi$ Hence, $\int\limits_0^\pi \frac{\sin (2 n+1) x}{\sin x} d x=\pi$ |