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Show $1 + 2 \sum_{n=1}^N \cos n x = \frac{ \sin (N + 1/2) x }{\sin \frac{x}{2}}$ for $x \neq 0$ [duplicate]
For $x \neq 0$, $$ 1 + 2 \sum_{n=1}^N \cos n x = \frac{ \sin (N + 1/2) x }{\sin \frac{x}{2}} $$
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Sum of $\cos(k x)$ [duplicate]
I'm trying to calculate the trigonometric sum : $$\sum\limits_{k=1}^{n}\cos(k x)$$
This is what I've tried so far : $$\renewcommand\Re{\operatorname{Re}}
\begin{align*}
\sum\limits_{k=1}^{n}\cos(k x) ...
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$\sum \cos$ when angles are in arithmetic progression [duplicate]
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How can we sum up $\sin$ and $\cos$ series when the angles are in arithmetic progression?
Prove $$\cos(\alpha) + \cos(\alpha + \beta) + \cos(\alpha + 2\beta) + \dots + \cos[\...
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How can we sum up $\sin$ and $\cos$ series when the angles are in arithmetic progression?
How can we sum up $\sin$ and $\cos$ series when the angles are in arithmetic progression? For example here is the sum of $\cos$ series:
$$\sum_{k=0}^{n-1}\cos (a+k \cdot d) =\frac{\sin(n \times \frac{...
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