Trigonometry/The summation of finite series
To sum the series
.
Multiply each term by
.
Then we have
and similarly for all terms to
.
Summing, we find that nearly all the terms cancel out and we are left with
Hence
Similarly, if
then
To sum the series
.Multiply each term by
.Then we have

and similarly for all terms to
.Summing, we find that nearly all the terms cancel out and we are left with

Hence

Similarly, if
then