grandes-ecoles 2021 Q25

grandes-ecoles · France · centrale-maths2__pc Sequences and Series Recurrence Relations and Sequence Properties
In this subsection, $I = ]{-1,1}[$ and $w(x) = \frac{1}{\sqrt{1-x^2}}$. For every integer $n \in \mathbb{N}$, consider the function $Q_n(x) = \cos(n \arccos(x))$ on $[-1,1]$.
Deduce that, for all $n \in \mathbb{N}$, $Q_n$ is polynomial and determine its degree and leading coefficient.
In this subsection, $I = ]{-1,1}[$ and $w(x) = \frac{1}{\sqrt{1-x^2}}$. For every integer $n \in \mathbb{N}$, consider the function $Q_n(x) = \cos(n \arccos(x))$ on $[-1,1]$.

Deduce that, for all $n \in \mathbb{N}$, $Q_n$ is polynomial and determine its degree and leading coefficient.