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IAL 2022 Jan Q6

A Level / Edexcel / FP2

IAL 2022 Jan Paper · Question 6

题目

Problem

Given that A>B>0A > B > 0, by letting x=arctanAx = \arctan A and y=arctanBy = \arctan B

(a) prove that

arctanAarctanB=arctan(AB1+AB)\begin{align*} \arctan A - \arctan B = \arctan \left( \frac{A - B}{1 + AB} \right) \end{align*}
(3)

(b) Show that when A=r+2A = r + 2 and B=rB = r

AB1+AB=2(1+r)2\begin{align*} \frac{A - B}{1 + AB} = \frac{2}{(1 + r)^2} \end{align*}
(2)

(c) Hence, using the method of differences, show that

r=1narctan(2(1+r)2)=arctan(n+p)+arctan(n+q)arctan2π4\begin{align*} \sum_{r=1}^n \arctan \left( \frac{2}{(1 + r)^2} \right) = \arctan(n + p) + \arctan(n + q) - \arctan 2 - \frac{\pi}{4} \end{align*}

where pp and qq are integers to be determined.

(4)

(d) Hence, making your reasoning clear, determine

r=1arctan(2(1+r)2)\begin{align*} \sum_{r=1}^\infty \arctan \left( \frac{2}{(1 + r)^2} \right) \end{align*}

giving the answer in the form kπarctan2k\pi - \arctan 2, where kk is a constant.

(2)

解答

(a)

解法一

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x=arctanAx=\arctan Ay=arctanBy=\arctan B,就有 tanx=A\tan x=Atany=B\tan y=B。使用

tan(xy)=tanxtany1+tanxtany.\begin{align*} \tan(x-y)=\frac{\tan x-\tan y}{1+\tan x\tan y}. \end{align*}

因为 A>B>0A>B>0,所以 x>y>0x>y>0,差角在主值范围内,可以对两边取 arctan\arctan

答题过程

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Let

x=arctanA,y=arctanB.\begin{align*} x=\arctan A,\qquad y=\arctan B. \end{align*}

Then

tanx=A,tany=B.\begin{align*} \tan x=A,\qquad \tan y=B. \end{align*}

Using the compound angle formula,

tan(xy)=tanxtany1+tanxtany=AB1+AB.\begin{align*} \tan(x-y) =&\,\frac{\tan x-\tan y}{1+\tan x\tan y}\\[2mm] =&\,\frac{A-B}{1+AB}. \end{align*}

Since A>B>0A>B>0, we have x>y>0x>y>0, so xyx-y is in the principal range for arctan\arctan. Hence

xy=arctan(AB1+AB).\begin{align*} x-y =&\,\arctan\left(\frac{A-B}{1+AB}\right). \end{align*}

Therefore

arctanAarctanB=arctan(AB1+AB).\begin{align*} \arctan A-\arctan B =&\,\arctan\left(\frac{A-B}{1+AB}\right). \end{align*}

(b)

解法一

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直接代入 A=r+2A=r+2B=rB=r。关键是把分母展开后写成 (r+1)2(r+1)^2

答题过程

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When

A=r+2,B=r,\begin{align*} A=r+2,\qquad B=r, \end{align*}

we have

AB1+AB=(r+2)r1+(r+2)r=21+r2+2r=2(r+1)2.\begin{align*} \frac{A-B}{1+AB} =&\,\frac{(r+2)-r}{1+(r+2)r}\\[2mm] =&\,\frac{2}{1+r^2+2r}\\[2mm] =&\,\frac{2}{(r+1)^2}. \end{align*}

(c)

解法一

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由 (a)、(b) 可得

arctan(2(r+1)2)=arctan(r+2)arctanr.\begin{align*} \arctan\left(\frac{2}{(r+1)^2}\right) =\arctan(r+2)-\arctan r. \end{align*}

然后把 r=1r=1nn 展开,中间项会抵消。

答题过程

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From parts (a) and (b),

arctan(2(r+1)2)=arctan(r+2)arctanr.\begin{align*} \arctan\left(\frac{2}{(r+1)^2}\right) =&\,\arctan(r+2)-\arctan r. \end{align*}

Therefore

r=1narctan(2(r+1)2)=r=1n[arctan(r+2)arctanr].\begin{align*} &\,\sum_{r=1}^n \arctan\left(\frac{2}{(r+1)^2}\right)\\[4mm] =&\,\sum_{r=1}^n \left[\arctan(r+2)-\arctan r\right]. \end{align*}

Write out the terms:

(arctan3arctan1)+(arctan4arctan2)+(arctan5arctan3)++(arctan(n+1)arctan(n1))+(arctan(n+2)arctann).\begin{align*} &\,\left(\arctan3-\arctan1\right)\\[4mm] &\,\hspace{2pt}+\left(\arctan4-\arctan2\right)\\[4mm] &\,\hspace{4pt}+\left(\arctan5-\arctan3\right)\\[4mm] &\,\hspace{6pt}+\cdots\\[4mm] &\,\hspace{8pt}+\left(\arctan(n+1)-\arctan(n-1)\right)\\[4mm] &\,\hspace{10pt}+\left(\arctan(n+2)-\arctan n\right). \end{align*}

The middle terms cancel, leaving

r=1narctan(2(r+1)2)=arctan(n+2)+arctan(n+1)arctan2arctan1.\begin{align*} \sum_{r=1}^n \arctan\left(\frac{2}{(r+1)^2}\right) =&\,\arctan(n+2)+\arctan(n+1)\\[2mm] &\,\hspace{2pt}-\arctan2-\arctan1. \end{align*}

Since

arctan1=π4,\begin{align*} \arctan1=\frac{\pi}{4}, \end{align*}

we have

r=1narctan(2(r+1)2)=arctan(n+2)+arctan(n+1)arctan2π4.\begin{align*} \sum_{r=1}^n \arctan\left(\frac{2}{(r+1)^2}\right) =&\,\arctan(n+2)+\arctan(n+1)\\[2mm] &\,\hspace{2pt}-\arctan2-\frac{\pi}{4}. \end{align*}

Thus

p=2,q=1.\begin{align*} p=2,\qquad q=1. \end{align*}

(d)

解法一

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nn\to\infty 时,

arctan(n+2)π2,arctan(n+1)π2.\begin{align*} \arctan(n+2)\to\frac{\pi}{2}, \qquad \arctan(n+1)\to\frac{\pi}{2}. \end{align*}

把这个代入 (c) 的结果即可。

答题过程

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From part (c),

As nn\to\infty,

arctan(n+2)π2,arctan(n+1)π2.\begin{align*} \arctan(n+2)\to\frac{\pi}{2}, \qquad \arctan(n+1)\to\frac{\pi}{2}. \end{align*}

Therefore

r=1arctan(2(r+1)2)=π2+π2arctan2π4=3π4arctan2.\begin{align*} \sum_{r=1}^{\infty} \arctan\left(\frac{2}{(r+1)^2}\right) =&\,\frac{\pi}{2}+\frac{\pi}{2} -\arctan2-\frac{\pi}{4}\\[2mm] =&\,\frac{3\pi}{4}-\arctan2. \end{align*}

So

k=34.\begin{align*} k=\frac34. \end{align*}