Engineering
Mathematics
Geometric Progression and Its Properties
Question

If  x=∑n=0∞(−1)ntan2nθ  and  y=∑n=0∞cos2nθ,  for  0<θ<π4,  then:

x(1+y) = 1

x(1–y) = 1

y(1+x) = 1

y(1–x) = 1

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Solution

y = 1 + cos2θ + cos4θ + .......

⇒y=11−cos2θ⇒1y=sin2θ

x=11−(−tan2θ)=1sec2θ

⇒ cos2θ = x

⇒1y+x=1

⇒ y (1 – x) = 1