■正五角形と正十七角形(その31)

 岩波「数学公式」の正弦・余弦の和公式に

[1]sin2π/7+sin8π/7+sin18π/7+sin32π/7+sin50π/7+sin72π/7=√7

[2]cos2π/7+cos8π/7+cos18π/7+cos32π/7+cos50π/7+cos72π/7=−1

をみつけた.

n    [2n^2/7](mod7)

1 0 2

2 1 1

3 2 4

4 4 4

5 7 1

6 10 2

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[1]sin2π/7−sinπ/7+sin3π/7+sin3π/7−sinπ/7+sin2π/7=√7

したがって,

−sin(π/7)+sin(3π/7)+sin(5π/7)=(√7)/2

[2]cos2π/7−cosπ/7+cos4π/7+cos4π/7−cosπ/7+cos2π/7=−1

したがって,

cos(π/7)+cos(3π/7)+cos(5π/7)=1/2

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