Hi all
I am interested in evaluating summation involving trigonometric terms
using maxima. For example
sum(cos(j/N), j, 1, N)
Maxima does not give the simplified answer but gives expression
involving summation sign. How to get the simplified result?
I read the manual and came across simpsum : true flag. But this does not
simplify the above expression. simpsum : true works only for Riemann
kind of sums.
Any ideas how to extend the sum function to trignometric terms also?
thanks
raju
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