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Ratio of Sum of Squared Magnitudes of Vectors Involving Angle Fractions

Let ak=(tanθk)i^+j^\vec{a}_k = (\tan \theta_k)\hat{i} + \hat{j} and bk=i^(cotθk)j^\vec{b}_k = \hat{i} - (\cot \theta_k)\hat{j}, where θk=2k1π2n+1\theta_k = \frac{2^{k-1}\pi}{2^n + 1}, for some nN,n>5n \in \mathbb{N}, n > 5. Then the value of k=1nak2k=1nbk2\frac{\sum_{k=1}^n |\vec{a}_k|^2}{\sum_{k=1}^n |\vec{b}_k|^2} is ______.

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Given the vectors ak=(tanθk)i^+j^\vec{a}_k = (\tan \theta_k)\hat{i} + \hat{j} and bk=i^(cotθk)j^\vec{b}_k = \hat{i} - (\cot \theta_k)\hat{j}, their squared magnitudes are given by ak2=tan2θk+1=sec2θk|\vec{a}_k|^2 = \tan^2 \theta_k + 1 = \sec^2 \theta_k and bk2=1+cot2θk=csc2θk|\vec{b}_k|^2 = 1 + \cot^2 \theta_k = \csc^2 \theta_k.

For the angles θk=2k1π2n+1\theta_k = \frac{2^{k-1}\pi}{2^n + 1} (k=1,2,,nk = 1, 2, \dots, n), using trigonometric identities for sums of secant and cosecant squares over these specific angle distributions, the sum of squared magnitudes satisfies the exact ratio relationship:

k=1nak2k=1nbk2=k=1nsec2θkk=1ncsc2θk=3\frac{\sum_{k=1}^n |\vec{a}_k|^2}{\sum_{k=1}^n |\vec{b}_k|^2} = \frac{\sum_{k=1}^n \sec^2 \theta_k}{\sum_{k=1}^n \csc^2 \theta_k} = 3

Thus, the value of the expression is 33.

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