If $ \frac{1}{1^4} + \frac{1}{2^4} + \frac{1}{3^4} + \ldots \infty= \frac{\pi^4}{90} $,
$\frac{1}{1^4} + \frac{1}{3^4} + \frac{1}{5^4} + \ldots \infty= \alpha $,
$ \frac{1}{2^4} + \frac{1}{4^4} + \frac{1}{6^4} + \ldots \infty= \beta $,
then $ \frac{\alpha}{\beta} $ is equal to :
Solution
<p>$$\begin{aligned}
& \text { If } \frac{1}{1^4}+\frac{1}{2^4}+\frac{1}{3^4}+\ldots . \infty=\frac{\pi^4}{90} \quad\text{....... (i)}\\
& \beta=\frac{1}{2^4}+\frac{1}{4^4}+\frac{1}{6^4}+\ldots, \\
& =\frac{1}{16}\left[\frac{1}{1^4}+\frac{1}{2^4}+\frac{1}{3^4}+\ldots . .\right],
\end{aligned}$$</p>
<p>$=\frac{1}{16} \times \frac{\pi^4}{90}$ using (ii) ............ (ii)</p>
<p>$$\begin{aligned}
& \alpha=\frac{1}{1^4}+\frac{1}{3^4}+\frac{1}{5^4}+\ldots . . \infty \\
& \left(\frac{1}{1^4}+\frac{1}{2^4}+\frac{1}{3^4}+\frac{1}{4^4}+\frac{1}{5^4}+\ldots . .\right) \\
& -\left(\frac{1}{2^4}+\frac{1}{4^4}+\frac{1}{6^4}+\ldots . .\right) \\
& \alpha=\frac{\pi^4}{90}-\frac{1}{16} \times \frac{\pi^4}{90} \quad \text { [using (i) and (ii)] } \\
& \alpha=\frac{16-1}{16 \times 90} \times \pi^4=\frac{15}{16 \times 90} \pi^4=\frac{\pi^4}{96} \\
& \therefore \frac{\alpha}{\beta}=\frac{\frac{\pi^4}{96}}{\frac{\pi^4}{16 \times 90}}=\frac{16 \times 90}{96}=15
\end{aligned}$$</p>
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Subject: Mathematics · Chapter: Sequences and Series · Topic: Arithmetic Progression
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