Does $cosleft(frac{2pi}2right) = 0$?











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I am studying chapter 10 (Partial Differential Equations and Fourier Series) of Boyce's Elementary Differential Equations and I stumbled upon this question:



Consider the conduction of heat in a rod $40~rm cm$ in length whose ends are maintained at $0^circrm C$ for
all $t > 0$. In the below question find an expression for the temperature $u(x, t)$ if the initial temperature distribution in the rod is the given function. Suppose that $α_2 = 1$.



$u(x, 0) = begin{cases}
x & 0 le x lt20\
40-x & 20 le x le40\
end{cases}
\$



While I was checking the soluotion of this question I found online I saw in one of the steps involved below is treated as zero:



$$cosfrac{frac{(npi L)}{2}}{L} = 0.$$



I just wish to ask why is that the case that the above equals zero? For instance if $n = 2$ shouldn't the above equals $cos(pi) = -1$?



Thank you!



*this link is a screenshot of the solution I found online:
!https://imgur.com/pLHwZHe ; link to the full solution is here: !https://math.berkeley.edu/~ogus/old/Math_54-05/HW%20solutions/homework509.pdf










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    Your links say $cos frac{npi L/2}{L}$, not what you wrote.
    – Ennar
    Nov 26 at 10:38










  • Thanks for pointing it out I think it's changed by Tianlalu while he's correcting a bunch of formatting error I made... let me change it back thanks both of you
    – Lullaby
    Nov 26 at 10:43










  • Ah, I see, yes. I don't understand why they would deliberately change the meaning without confirming with you. As to the question, the expression is $0$ for odd $n$.
    – Ennar
    Nov 26 at 10:48










  • $n$ is an odd integer.
    – Alex Silva
    Nov 26 at 10:48















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I am studying chapter 10 (Partial Differential Equations and Fourier Series) of Boyce's Elementary Differential Equations and I stumbled upon this question:



Consider the conduction of heat in a rod $40~rm cm$ in length whose ends are maintained at $0^circrm C$ for
all $t > 0$. In the below question find an expression for the temperature $u(x, t)$ if the initial temperature distribution in the rod is the given function. Suppose that $α_2 = 1$.



$u(x, 0) = begin{cases}
x & 0 le x lt20\
40-x & 20 le x le40\
end{cases}
\$



While I was checking the soluotion of this question I found online I saw in one of the steps involved below is treated as zero:



$$cosfrac{frac{(npi L)}{2}}{L} = 0.$$



I just wish to ask why is that the case that the above equals zero? For instance if $n = 2$ shouldn't the above equals $cos(pi) = -1$?



Thank you!



*this link is a screenshot of the solution I found online:
!https://imgur.com/pLHwZHe ; link to the full solution is here: !https://math.berkeley.edu/~ogus/old/Math_54-05/HW%20solutions/homework509.pdf










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  • 1




    Your links say $cos frac{npi L/2}{L}$, not what you wrote.
    – Ennar
    Nov 26 at 10:38










  • Thanks for pointing it out I think it's changed by Tianlalu while he's correcting a bunch of formatting error I made... let me change it back thanks both of you
    – Lullaby
    Nov 26 at 10:43










  • Ah, I see, yes. I don't understand why they would deliberately change the meaning without confirming with you. As to the question, the expression is $0$ for odd $n$.
    – Ennar
    Nov 26 at 10:48










  • $n$ is an odd integer.
    – Alex Silva
    Nov 26 at 10:48













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I am studying chapter 10 (Partial Differential Equations and Fourier Series) of Boyce's Elementary Differential Equations and I stumbled upon this question:



Consider the conduction of heat in a rod $40~rm cm$ in length whose ends are maintained at $0^circrm C$ for
all $t > 0$. In the below question find an expression for the temperature $u(x, t)$ if the initial temperature distribution in the rod is the given function. Suppose that $α_2 = 1$.



$u(x, 0) = begin{cases}
x & 0 le x lt20\
40-x & 20 le x le40\
end{cases}
\$



While I was checking the soluotion of this question I found online I saw in one of the steps involved below is treated as zero:



$$cosfrac{frac{(npi L)}{2}}{L} = 0.$$



I just wish to ask why is that the case that the above equals zero? For instance if $n = 2$ shouldn't the above equals $cos(pi) = -1$?



Thank you!



*this link is a screenshot of the solution I found online:
!https://imgur.com/pLHwZHe ; link to the full solution is here: !https://math.berkeley.edu/~ogus/old/Math_54-05/HW%20solutions/homework509.pdf










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I am studying chapter 10 (Partial Differential Equations and Fourier Series) of Boyce's Elementary Differential Equations and I stumbled upon this question:



Consider the conduction of heat in a rod $40~rm cm$ in length whose ends are maintained at $0^circrm C$ for
all $t > 0$. In the below question find an expression for the temperature $u(x, t)$ if the initial temperature distribution in the rod is the given function. Suppose that $α_2 = 1$.



$u(x, 0) = begin{cases}
x & 0 le x lt20\
40-x & 20 le x le40\
end{cases}
\$



While I was checking the soluotion of this question I found online I saw in one of the steps involved below is treated as zero:



$$cosfrac{frac{(npi L)}{2}}{L} = 0.$$



I just wish to ask why is that the case that the above equals zero? For instance if $n = 2$ shouldn't the above equals $cos(pi) = -1$?



Thank you!



*this link is a screenshot of the solution I found online:
!https://imgur.com/pLHwZHe ; link to the full solution is here: !https://math.berkeley.edu/~ogus/old/Math_54-05/HW%20solutions/homework509.pdf







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  • 1




    Your links say $cos frac{npi L/2}{L}$, not what you wrote.
    – Ennar
    Nov 26 at 10:38










  • Thanks for pointing it out I think it's changed by Tianlalu while he's correcting a bunch of formatting error I made... let me change it back thanks both of you
    – Lullaby
    Nov 26 at 10:43










  • Ah, I see, yes. I don't understand why they would deliberately change the meaning without confirming with you. As to the question, the expression is $0$ for odd $n$.
    – Ennar
    Nov 26 at 10:48










  • $n$ is an odd integer.
    – Alex Silva
    Nov 26 at 10:48














  • 1




    Your links say $cos frac{npi L/2}{L}$, not what you wrote.
    – Ennar
    Nov 26 at 10:38










  • Thanks for pointing it out I think it's changed by Tianlalu while he's correcting a bunch of formatting error I made... let me change it back thanks both of you
    – Lullaby
    Nov 26 at 10:43










  • Ah, I see, yes. I don't understand why they would deliberately change the meaning without confirming with you. As to the question, the expression is $0$ for odd $n$.
    – Ennar
    Nov 26 at 10:48










  • $n$ is an odd integer.
    – Alex Silva
    Nov 26 at 10:48








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Your links say $cos frac{npi L/2}{L}$, not what you wrote.
– Ennar
Nov 26 at 10:38




Your links say $cos frac{npi L/2}{L}$, not what you wrote.
– Ennar
Nov 26 at 10:38












Thanks for pointing it out I think it's changed by Tianlalu while he's correcting a bunch of formatting error I made... let me change it back thanks both of you
– Lullaby
Nov 26 at 10:43




Thanks for pointing it out I think it's changed by Tianlalu while he's correcting a bunch of formatting error I made... let me change it back thanks both of you
– Lullaby
Nov 26 at 10:43












Ah, I see, yes. I don't understand why they would deliberately change the meaning without confirming with you. As to the question, the expression is $0$ for odd $n$.
– Ennar
Nov 26 at 10:48




Ah, I see, yes. I don't understand why they would deliberately change the meaning without confirming with you. As to the question, the expression is $0$ for odd $n$.
– Ennar
Nov 26 at 10:48












$n$ is an odd integer.
– Alex Silva
Nov 26 at 10:48




$n$ is an odd integer.
– Alex Silva
Nov 26 at 10:48















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