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lim[n->infinity] sin(x/2^n)/(x/2^n)=1 which essentially comes from the lim[x->0] sin(x)/x =1 with the substitution u=x/2^n. The cosines approach 1.

Actually, I'm still not sure of this. Some of the cosines are independent of n.
 
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lim[n->infinity] sin(x/2^n)/(x/2^n)=1 which essentially comes from the lim[x->0] sin(x)/x =1 with the substitution u=x/2^n. The cosines approach 1.

Actually, I'm still not sure of this. Some of the cosines are independent of n.
Exactly, the expression then becomes all cosines and the sine at the end is eliminated
 

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I put it into wolframalpha and it came up "indeterminate".

So unless wolframalpha doesn't do manipulations or something, idk.
 

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Exactly, the expression then becomes all cosines and the sine at the end is eliminated
What about cos(x/2), where does that go? It doesn't vary with n, that's why I'm still confused.
 

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Oh I see what you mean now, so you don't want an actual value, just an expression.
 

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This question is kind of weird because as goldy said lim[n->infinity] [sin(x)]/x = sin(x)/x.
 

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Yep, Sy you would want to phrase that question as asking the student to evaluate the infinite product of cosines, what you have written has exactly the problem Goldy mentioned, theta is independent of n.
 

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Yep, Sy you would want to phrase that question as asking the student to evaluate the infinite product of cosines, what you have written has exactly the problem Goldy mentioned, theta is independent of n.
Yeah, I rephrased it:

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Yeah, I rephrased it:
lol, are we like the only 4U maths students in the state?

For part iii), use the fact that lim[n->infinity] sin(x)/x is equal to the limit of the product of the cosine functions as n->infinite. Let x=pi/2, rearrange for pi and use the identity cos(2x)=2cos^2(x)-1 to evaluate the cos(pi/8), cos(pi/16) etc since we know cos(pi/4)=1/sqrt(2).
 

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lol, are we like the only 4U maths students in the state?

For part iii), use the fact that lim[n->infinity] sin(x)/x is equal to the limit of the product of the cosine functions as n->infinite. Let x=pi/2, rearrange for pi and use the identity cos(2x)=2cos^2(x)-1 to evaluate the cos(pi/8), cos(pi/16) etc since we know cos(pi/4)=1/sqrt(2).
Correct, good job - and what do you mean by your first sentence lol?
 

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Correct, good job - and what do you mean by your first sentence lol?
It's as if this thread is invisible to everyone besides the usual bosers. Usually you'd have some other randoms participate in marathon threads.
 
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