Here is to another curious and funny identity that has popped up many times and I’ve never quite gotten to find a proof for it: $$ \sum_{n=0}^{N-1} \sin^2\left( x+ \frac{\pi}{N} n \right) = \frac{N}{2}, \; \forall N \in \mathbb{N} \geq 2$$ The Trigonometric Pythagorean Identity What’s the connection to good old Pythagoras you ask? Well, […]