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Alternate sum with sins

Posted: Tue Nov 10, 2015 10:06 pm
by akotronis
Show that \(\displaystyle \sum_{k=1}^{n-1}(-1)^k\sin^n\left(\frac{k\pi}{n}\right)=\frac{(1+(-1)^n)n}{2^n}\cos\left(\frac{n\pi}{2}\right).\)

(Ovidiu Furdui)