Difference between revisions of "1966 IMO Problems/Problem 4"

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== Solution ==
  
Assume that \frac{1}{\sin{2x}}+\frac{1}{\sin{4x}}+\dots+\frac{1}{\sin{2^{n}x}}=\cot{x}-\cot{2^{n}x is true, then we use n=1<math> and get </math>\cot x - \cot 2x = \frac {1}{\sin 2x}
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Assume that \frac{1}{\sin{2x}}+\frac{1}{\sin{4x}}+\dots+\frac{1}{\sin{2^{n}x}}=\cot{x}-\cot{2^{n}x is true, then we use n=1 and get \cot x - \cot 2x = \frac {1}{\sin 2x}

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Assume that \frac{1}{\sin{2x}}+\frac{1}{\sin{4x}}+\dots+\frac{1}{\sin{2^{n}x}}=\cot{x}-\cot{2^{n}x is true, then we use n=1 and get \cot x - \cot 2x = \frac {1}{\sin 2x}