Q59 / 160 · AP EAMCET 2023 (18 May Shift 1) · Mathematics

$\sum_{k=0}^4 \sin ^2(2 k+1) \frac{\pi}{20}=$

  • A
    $5$
  • Correct answer
    B
    $\frac{5}{2}$
  • C
    $3$
  • D
    $\frac{3}{2}$

Solution

$\sum_{k=0}^4 \sin ^2(2 k+1) \frac{\pi}{20}$ $\begin{aligned} & =\sin ^2 \frac{\pi}{20}+\sin ^2 \frac{3 \pi}{20}+\sin ^2 \frac{5 \pi}{20}+\sin ^2 \frac{7 \pi}{20}+\sin ^2 \frac{9 \pi}{20} \\ & =\sin ^2\left(\frac{\pi}{2}-\frac{9 \pi}{20}\right)+\sin ^2\left(\frac{\pi}{2}-\frac{7 \pi}{20}\right)\end{aligned}$ $+\sin ^2 \frac{5 \pi}{20}+\sin ^2 \frac{7 \pi}{20}+\sin ^2 \frac{9 \pi}{20}$ $=\cos ^2\left(\frac{9 \pi}{20}\right)+\cos ^2\left(\frac{7 \pi}{20}\right)+\sin ^2 \frac{5 \pi}{20}+\sin ^2 \frac{7 \pi}{20}+\sin ^2 \frac{5 \pi}{20}$ $=1+1+\sin ^2 \frac{\pi}{4}=1+1+\frac{1}{2}=\frac{5}{2}$

Hence, the correct answer is option: 'B'.

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