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We have a series as



$cos(theta)+cos(theta+alpha)+cos(theta+2alpha)+...+cos(theta+nalpha)=U$



How can we make use of complex variable analysis to arrive at the term below which is equivalent to the above series?



$U=frac{sin(frac{n+1}{2}alpha)}{sin(frac{1}{2}alpha)}cos(theta+frac{1}{2}nalpha)$










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    We have a series as



    $cos(theta)+cos(theta+alpha)+cos(theta+2alpha)+...+cos(theta+nalpha)=U$



    How can we make use of complex variable analysis to arrive at the term below which is equivalent to the above series?



    $U=frac{sin(frac{n+1}{2}alpha)}{sin(frac{1}{2}alpha)}cos(theta+frac{1}{2}nalpha)$










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      We have a series as



      $cos(theta)+cos(theta+alpha)+cos(theta+2alpha)+...+cos(theta+nalpha)=U$



      How can we make use of complex variable analysis to arrive at the term below which is equivalent to the above series?



      $U=frac{sin(frac{n+1}{2}alpha)}{sin(frac{1}{2}alpha)}cos(theta+frac{1}{2}nalpha)$










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      We have a series as



      $cos(theta)+cos(theta+alpha)+cos(theta+2alpha)+...+cos(theta+nalpha)=U$



      How can we make use of complex variable analysis to arrive at the term below which is equivalent to the above series?



      $U=frac{sin(frac{n+1}{2}alpha)}{sin(frac{1}{2}alpha)}cos(theta+frac{1}{2}nalpha)$







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          Use the fact that this is almost a geometric series. $$begin{align}U&=mathfrak R[e^{itheta} +e^{itheta+ialpha}+cdots+e^{itheta+inalpha}]\&=mathfrak Rleft[e^{itheta}sum_{j=0}^n e^{ijalpha}right]\&=mathfrak Rleft[e^{itheta}frac{1-e^{i(n+1)alpha}}{1-e^{ialpha}}right]\&=mathfrak Rleft[e^{itheta}frac{e^{-i(n+1)alpha/2}-e^{i(n+1)alpha/2}}{e^{-ialpha/2}-e^{ialpha/2}}e^{inalpha/2}right]\&=mathfrak Rleft[e^{i(nalpha/2+theta)}frac{sin[(n+1)alpha/2]}{sin[alpha/2]}right]\&=cos(theta+tfrac{nalpha}{2})frac{sinleft(frac12(n+1)alpharight)}{sinleft(frac12alpharight)}end{align}$$






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            Use the fact that this is almost a geometric series. $$begin{align}U&=mathfrak R[e^{itheta} +e^{itheta+ialpha}+cdots+e^{itheta+inalpha}]\&=mathfrak Rleft[e^{itheta}sum_{j=0}^n e^{ijalpha}right]\&=mathfrak Rleft[e^{itheta}frac{1-e^{i(n+1)alpha}}{1-e^{ialpha}}right]\&=mathfrak Rleft[e^{itheta}frac{e^{-i(n+1)alpha/2}-e^{i(n+1)alpha/2}}{e^{-ialpha/2}-e^{ialpha/2}}e^{inalpha/2}right]\&=mathfrak Rleft[e^{i(nalpha/2+theta)}frac{sin[(n+1)alpha/2]}{sin[alpha/2]}right]\&=cos(theta+tfrac{nalpha}{2})frac{sinleft(frac12(n+1)alpharight)}{sinleft(frac12alpharight)}end{align}$$






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              Use the fact that this is almost a geometric series. $$begin{align}U&=mathfrak R[e^{itheta} +e^{itheta+ialpha}+cdots+e^{itheta+inalpha}]\&=mathfrak Rleft[e^{itheta}sum_{j=0}^n e^{ijalpha}right]\&=mathfrak Rleft[e^{itheta}frac{1-e^{i(n+1)alpha}}{1-e^{ialpha}}right]\&=mathfrak Rleft[e^{itheta}frac{e^{-i(n+1)alpha/2}-e^{i(n+1)alpha/2}}{e^{-ialpha/2}-e^{ialpha/2}}e^{inalpha/2}right]\&=mathfrak Rleft[e^{i(nalpha/2+theta)}frac{sin[(n+1)alpha/2]}{sin[alpha/2]}right]\&=cos(theta+tfrac{nalpha}{2})frac{sinleft(frac12(n+1)alpharight)}{sinleft(frac12alpharight)}end{align}$$






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                Use the fact that this is almost a geometric series. $$begin{align}U&=mathfrak R[e^{itheta} +e^{itheta+ialpha}+cdots+e^{itheta+inalpha}]\&=mathfrak Rleft[e^{itheta}sum_{j=0}^n e^{ijalpha}right]\&=mathfrak Rleft[e^{itheta}frac{1-e^{i(n+1)alpha}}{1-e^{ialpha}}right]\&=mathfrak Rleft[e^{itheta}frac{e^{-i(n+1)alpha/2}-e^{i(n+1)alpha/2}}{e^{-ialpha/2}-e^{ialpha/2}}e^{inalpha/2}right]\&=mathfrak Rleft[e^{i(nalpha/2+theta)}frac{sin[(n+1)alpha/2]}{sin[alpha/2]}right]\&=cos(theta+tfrac{nalpha}{2})frac{sinleft(frac12(n+1)alpharight)}{sinleft(frac12alpharight)}end{align}$$






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                Use the fact that this is almost a geometric series. $$begin{align}U&=mathfrak R[e^{itheta} +e^{itheta+ialpha}+cdots+e^{itheta+inalpha}]\&=mathfrak Rleft[e^{itheta}sum_{j=0}^n e^{ijalpha}right]\&=mathfrak Rleft[e^{itheta}frac{1-e^{i(n+1)alpha}}{1-e^{ialpha}}right]\&=mathfrak Rleft[e^{itheta}frac{e^{-i(n+1)alpha/2}-e^{i(n+1)alpha/2}}{e^{-ialpha/2}-e^{ialpha/2}}e^{inalpha/2}right]\&=mathfrak Rleft[e^{i(nalpha/2+theta)}frac{sin[(n+1)alpha/2]}{sin[alpha/2]}right]\&=cos(theta+tfrac{nalpha}{2})frac{sinleft(frac12(n+1)alpharight)}{sinleft(frac12alpharight)}end{align}$$







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