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Find all real x such that the series (2n sinnx) / n2 converges

Find all real numbers x such that the series

    \[ \sum_{n=1}^{\infty} (-1)^n \frac{2^n \sin^n x }{n^2}\]

converges.


We have

    \[ \sum_{n=1}^{\infty} \frac{2^n \sin^n x}{n^2} = \sum_{n=1}^{\infty} \left( \frac{1}{n^2} \right) \left( 2 \sin x \right)^n. \]

We know \sum \frac{1}{n^2} conveges; therefore, the product converges if and only if the geometric series \sum (2 \sin x)^n converges. For this we must have

    \[ 2 \sin x \leq 1 \quad \implies \quad \sin x \leq \frac{1}{2} \quad \implies \quad |x-k \pi|\leq \frac{\pi}{6} \]

for k \in \mathbb{Z}.

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