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 answerB$\frac{5}{2}$
- 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'.