SOLUTION: What is the value of 1+cos^1x+cos^2x+cos^3x+cos^4x+..........to infinity?

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Question 1062254: What is the value of 1+cos^1x+cos^2x+cos^3x+cos^4x+..........to infinity?
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What is the value of 1+cos^1x+cos^2x+cos^3x+cos^4x+..........to infinity?
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The sum of an infinite geometric progression 1+%2B+r+%2B+r%5E2+%2B+r%5E3+%2B+ellipsis with the common ratio r, |r| < 1 is

S = r%2F%281-r%29.

Substitute here x = cos(x), and you obtain the sum of your infinite sequence

T = cos%28x%29%2F%281-cos%28x%29%29.


Answer. The sum = cos%28x%29%2F%281-cos%28x%29%29. Valid for |cos(x)| =/=1.