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nacho said:Is there some properties I should be aware of?
after making the relevant substitutions, I ended up with
$2 = 1 + \sum\nolimits_{m=0}^\infty \frac{4}{(2m+1)\pi}\sin(\frac{(2m+1)\pi}{2})$
but I can't get past this
A Fourier series is a mathematical representation of a periodic function as a sum of sine and cosine functions with different frequencies and amplitudes.
Fourier series are important in mathematics and engineering because they can be used to approximate any periodic function and analyze the frequency components of a signal.
A Fourier series is calculated by finding the coefficients of the sine and cosine terms using integration and then summing them to create the series. This process is called Fourier analysis.
A Fourier series is used for periodic functions, while a Fourier transform is used for non-periodic functions. A Fourier series has discrete frequency components, while a Fourier transform has continuous frequency components.
Fourier series have many applications in various fields, including signal processing, image and sound compression, and solving differential equations. They are also used in the study of waves and vibrations in physics and engineering.