Prove that An=cosnθ if it is know that A1=cosθ,A2=cos2θ and for every natural number m > 2, the relations Am=2A(m−1)cosθ−Am−2 hold.
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Solution
The statement is valid for n = 1 and n = 2 Now let Am−2=cos(m−2)θ, Am−1=cos(m−1)θ Then Am=2cosθAm−1−Am−2 =2cosθcos(m−1)θ−cos(m−2)θ =cosmθ+cos(m−2)θ−cos(m−2)θ = cos mθ It follows by mathematical induction that An = cosnθ for all positive integers n.