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==Solution 1== | ==Solution 1== | ||
− | <cmath>\ | + | <cmath>(\cos x + i \sin x)^{2023} = \cos 2023 x + i \sin 2023 x</cmath> |
− | <cmath>(\cos x + i \sin x)^{2023}</cmath> | + | <cmath> |
+ | \begin{align*} | ||
+ | \cos 2023 x + i \sin 2023 x | ||
+ | &= (\cos x + i \sin x)^{2023}\ | ||
+ | &= \cos^{2023} x + \binom{2023}{1} \cos^{2022} x (i\sin x) + \binom{2023}{2} \cos^{2021} x (i \sin x)^{2} +\binom{2023}{3} \cos^{2023} x (i \sin x)^{3}\ | ||
+ | &+ \dots + \binom{2023}{2022} \cos x (i \sin x)^{2022} + (i \sin x)^{2023}\ | ||
+ | &= \cos^{2023} x + i \binom{2023}{1} \cos^{2022} x \sin x - \binom{2023}{2} \cos^{2021} x \sin^{2} x - i\binom{2023}{3} \cos^{2020} x \sin^{3} x + \dots\ | ||
+ | &- \binom{2023}{2022} \cos x \sin^{2022} x - i \sin^{2023} x\ | ||
+ | \end{align*}</cmath> | ||
+ | |||
+ | By equating real and imaginary parts: | ||
+ | |||
+ | <cmath>\cos 2023 x = \cos^{2023} x - \binom{2023}{2} \cos^{2021} x \sin^{2} x + \dots - \binom{2023}{2022} \cos x \sin^{2022} x</cmath> | ||
+ | |||
+ | <cmath>\sin 2023 x = \binom{2023}{1} \cos^{2022} x \sin x - \binom{2023}{3} \cos^{2020} x \sin^{3} x + \dots - \sin^{2023} x</cmath> | ||
+ | |||
+ | <cmath> | ||
+ | \begin{align*} | ||
+ | \tan2023x | ||
+ | &= \frac{ \sin2023x }{ \cos2023x } = \frac{ \binom{2023}{1} \cos^{2022} x \sin x - \binom{2023}{3} \cos^{2020} x \sin^{3} x + \dots - \sin^{2023} x }{ \cos^{2023} x - \binom{2023}{2} \cos^{2021} x \sin^{2} x + \dots - \binom{2023}{2022} \cos x \sin^{2022} x }\ | ||
+ | &= \frac{ \binom{2023}{1} \frac{\cos^{2022} x \sin x}{\sin^{2023} x} - \binom{2023}{3} \frac{\cos^{2020} x \sin^{3} x}{\sin^{2023} x} + \dots - \frac{\sin^{2023} x}{\sin^{2023} x} }{ \frac{\cos^{2023} x}{\sin^{2023} x} - \binom{2023}{2} \frac{\cos^{2021} x \sin^{2} x}{\sin^{2023} x} + \dots - \binom{2023}{2022} \frac{\cos x \sin^{2022} x}{\sin^{2023} x} | ||
+ | }\ | ||
+ | &= \frac{ \binom{2023}{1} \tan x - \binom{2023}{3} \tan^{3}x + \dots - \tan^{2023}x }{ \tan^{2023}x - \binom{2023}{2} \tan^{2021}x + \dots - \binom{2023}{2022} \tan x }\ | ||
+ | \end{align*}</cmath> | ||
+ | |||
+ | $<cmath>a_{2023}? = \boxed{\textbf{(C) } -1</cmath> | ||
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[hide]Problem
There is a unique sequence of integers such that whenever is defined. What is
Solution 1
By equating real and imaginary parts:
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\[a_{2023}? = \boxed{\textbf{(C) } -1\] (Error compiling LaTeX. Unknown error_msg)
Solution 2 (Formula of tan(x))
Note that , where k is odd and the sign of each term alternates between positive and negative. To realize this during the test, you should know the formulas of and , and can notice the pattern from that. The expression given essentially matches the formula of exactly. is evidently equivalent to , or 1. However, it could be positive or negative. Notice that in the numerator, whenever the exponent of the tangent term is congruent to 1 mod 4, the term is positive. Whenever the exponent of the tangent term is 3 mod 4, the term is negative. 2023, which is assigned to k, is congruent to 3 mod 4. This means that the term of is .
Notice: If you have time and don't know and , you'd have to keep deriving until you see the pattern.
~lprado
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