If r=1^13 1 4 + (r-1) 6 4 + 6 = a 3 + b, a, b Z, then a^2 + b^2 is equal to:

Given: r=1^13 1 6 ( 4 + (r-1) 6) ( 4 + 6) Find: a^2 + b^2 when the expression is of the form a 3 + b. From the solution, the sum is simplified using trigonometric identities to a telescoping form. 1 6 r=1^13 ( 4 + (r-1) 6) Further simplification given in the solution leads to the result 2 3 - 2 = a 3 + b Comparing coefficients, a = 2, b = -2 Therefore, a^2 + b^2 = 2^2 + (-2)^2 = 4 + 4 = 8 So, the correct option is C.

If r=1^13 1 4 + (r-1) 6 4 + 6 = a 3 + b, a, b Z, then a^2 + b^2 i… — Solution | JEE Mathematics

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If $\sum_{r=1}^{13} \frac{1}{\sin \frac{\pi}{4} + (r-1) \frac{\pi}{6}} \sin \frac{\pi}{4} + \frac{\pi}{6} = a \sqrt{3} + b, \quad a, b \in \mathbb{Z}, \text{ then } a^2 + b^2 \text{ is equal to:}$

A
$10$
B
$4$
C
$8$
D
$2$

Answer

Correct answer:C

Step-by-step solution

Standard Method

Given:

\sum_{r=1}^{13} \frac{1}{\sin \frac{\pi}{6}} \sin \left( \frac{\pi}{4} + (r-1) \frac{\pi}{6} \right) \sin \left( \frac{\pi}{4} + \frac{\pi}{6} \right)

Find: $a^2 + b^2$ when the expression is of the form $a\sqrt{3} + b$ .

From the solution, the sum is simplified using trigonometric identities to a telescoping form.

\frac{1}{\sin \frac{\pi}{6}} \sum_{r=1}^{13} \sin \left( \frac{\pi}{4} + (r-1) \frac{\pi}{6} \right)

Further simplification given in the solution leads to the result

2\sqrt{3} - 2 = a\sqrt{3} + b

Comparing coefficients,

a = 2, \qquad b = -2

Therefore,

a^2 + b^2 = 2^2 + (-2)^2 = 4 + 4 = 8

So, the correct option is C.

Common mistakes

Confusing the structure of the trigonometric sum and expanding it incorrectly. This is wrong because the solution uses an identity-based simplification pattern. Instead, first rewrite the expression into a standard summation form before comparing with $a\sqrt{3} + b$ .
Reading off $a = 2$ and $b = 2$ from $2\sqrt{3} - 2$ . This is wrong because the constant term is negative. Instead, compare coefficients carefully and take $b = -2$ .
After finding $a$ and $b$ , computing $a^2 + b^2$ as $a+b$ or forgetting to square the negative term. This is wrong because the question asks for sum of squares. Instead, evaluate $2^2 + (-2)^2$ .

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