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IIT-JEE 2009 · Paper 1, Mathematics question 27

Let z=cos⁡θ+isin⁡θz=\cos\theta+i\sin\theta. Then the value of
∑m=115Im⁡(z2m−1)\sum_{m=1}^{15}\operatorname{Im}\left(z^{2m-1}\right)
at θ=2°\theta=2° is

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Official answer: D

Sum of sines. ∑m=115sin⁡(2m−1)θ=sin⁡215θsin⁡θ\displaystyle\sum_{m=1}^{15}\sin(2m-1)\theta=\frac{\sin^2 15\theta}{\sin\theta} (multiply by 2sin⁡θ2\sin\theta and telescope: 2sin⁡θsin⁡(2m−1)θ=cos⁡(2m−2)θ−cos⁡2mθ2\sin\theta\sin(2m-1)\theta=\cos(2m-2)\theta-\cos2m\theta, total 1−cos⁡30θ=2sin⁡215θ1-\cos30\theta=2\sin^215\theta).

At θ=2°\theta=2°: sin⁡230°sin⁡2°=14sin⁡2°\dfrac{\sin^230°}{\sin2°}=\dfrac1{4\sin2°}.

(D)