IMC 2001 · Problem 6

Day 28th IMC · Prague, Czech Republic

Statement

For each positive integer nn, let fn(ϑ)=sinϑsin(2ϑ)sin(4ϑ)sin(2nϑ)f_n(\vartheta) = \sin \vartheta \cdot \sin(2\vartheta) \cdot \sin(4\vartheta) \cdots \sin(2^n \vartheta). For all real ϑ\vartheta and all nn, prove that

fn(ϑ)23fn(π/3).|f_n(\vartheta)| \le \frac{2}{\sqrt{3}} |f_n(\pi/3)|.

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