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Let P_n = _ k=0 ^ n-1 ( (2^k π)/(129) ) . If P_n = (1)/(2^n) , then...

Let Pn=∏k=0n−1cos⁡(2kπ129)P_n = \prod_{k=0}^{n-1} \cos \left( \dfrac{2^k \pi}{129} \right). If Pn=12nP_n = \dfrac{1}{2^n}, then the smallest positive integer nn that satisfies this equation is:

Options

  1. A77
  2. B88
  3. C6464
  4. D66

Correct answer

A. 77

Step-by-step solution

Given Pn=∏k=0n−1cos⁡(2kπ129)P_n = \prod_{k=0}^{n-1} \cos \left( \dfrac{2^k \pi}{129} \right)

Using the standard identity for the product of cosines with angles in a geometric progression:
∏k=0n−1cos⁡(2kθ)=sin⁡(2nθ)2nsin⁡θ\prod_{k=0}^{n-1} \cos(2^k \theta) = \dfrac{\sin(2^n \theta)}{2^n \sin \theta}

Substitute θ=π129\theta = \dfrac{\pi}{129}:
Pn=sin⁡(2nπ129)2nsin⁡(π129)P_n = \dfrac{\sin \left( \dfrac{2^n \pi}{129} \right)}{2^n \sin \left( \dfrac{\pi}{129} \right)}

We are given that Pn=12nP_n = \dfrac{1}{2^n}. Equating the two expressions:
sin⁡(2nπ129)2nsin⁡(π129)=12n\dfrac{\sin \left( \dfrac{2^n \pi}{129} \right)}{2^n \sin \left( \dfrac{\pi}{129} \right)} = \dfrac{1}{2^n}

⇒sin⁡(2nπ129)=sin⁡(π129)\Rightarrow \sin \left( \dfrac{2^n \pi}{129} \right) = \sin \left( \dfrac{\pi}{129} \right)

The general solution for sin⁡x=sin⁡y\sin x = \sin y is x=mπ+(−1)myx = m\pi + (-1)^m y, where mm is an integer.
2nπ129=mπ+(−1)mπ129\dfrac{2^n \pi}{129} = m\pi + (-1)^m \dfrac{\pi}{129}

Dividing by π\pi and multiplying by 129129:
2n=129m+(−1)m2^n = 129m + (-1)^m

Case 1: mm is an even integer, say m=2km = 2k.
2n=129(2k)+1=258k+12^n = 129(2k) + 1 = 258k + 1
Since 2n2^n is even for n≥1n \ge 1 and 258k+1258k + 1 is always odd, this case yields no positive integer solutions for nn.

Case 2: mm is an odd integer, say m=2k+1m = 2k + 1.
2n=129(2k+1)−1=258k+129−1=258k+1282^n = 129(2k + 1) - 1 = 258k + 129 - 1 = 258k + 128

To find the smallest positive integer nn, we test non-negative integer values for kk:
For k=0k = 0:
2n=1282^n = 128
⇒2n=27⇒n=7\Rightarrow 2^n = 2^7 \Rightarrow n = 7

For k=1k = 1:
2n=258(1)+128=3862^n = 258(1) + 128 = 386 (which is not a power of 22).

Thus, the smallest positive integer nn satisfying the equation is 77.

Answer: 77
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