I'm trying to solve the following homework problem:
Show that, \begin{equation} 1 + 2\sum_{n=1}^{\infty} \cos(2\pi nx) = \sum_{k= - \infty}^{\infty}\delta(x-k), \end{equation} in the sense of distribution.
I can show that the Dirac comb is given by the expression on the left by a Fourier series argument. However, I am not sure how to show this by a distribution argument. Any suggestions? Just give hints as this is a HW problem.
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\begin{align} &\sum_{k = -\infty}^{\infty}\delta\pars{x - k} = \sum_{n = 0}^{\infty}a_{n}\cos\pars{2\pi nx} \\[1cm] &\ \int_{-1/2}^{1/2}\cos\pars{2\pi nx}\sum_{k = -\infty}^{\infty}\delta\pars{x - k}\dd x \\[2mm] = &\ \sum_{m = 0}^{\infty} a_{m}\underbrace{\int_{-1/2}^{1/2}\cos\pars{2\pi nx}\cos\pars{2\pi mx}\dd x} _{\ds{=\ {1 + \delta_{n0} \over 2}\,\delta_{nm}}} \\[5mm] &\ \underbrace{\int_{-1/2}^{1/2}\cos\pars{2\pi nx}\delta\pars{x}\dd x}_{\ds{=\ 1}} = {1 + \delta_{n0} \over 2}\,a_{n} \\[5mm] &\ \implies a_{n} = 2 - \delta_{n0} \end{align}
$$ \implies \bbx{\sum_{k = -\infty}^{\infty}\delta\pars{x - k} = 1 + 2\sum_{n = 1}^{\infty}\cos\pars{2\pi nx}} $$