How is the fourier series of $\frac{\pi-x}2$ derived?

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$$S = \sum_{n=1}^{\infty} \frac{\sin(n)}{n} $$

I seem to have found on the web:

$$\frac{\pi-x}{2}=\sum_{n\geq1}\frac{\sin\left(nx\right)}{n} \space, x \in(0, 2\pi)$$

Then:

$$x = \pi - 2\sum_{n=1}^{\infty} \frac{\sin(nx)}{n}$$

How is this fourier series derived? Only hints please, no complete answers.

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This was worked out by computing to fourier series of the periodic continuation of $\frac{\pi-x}2$ from $(0,2\pi)$ to $\mathbb T$. Note that this function is discontinuous at $0 \equiv 2\pi$. $$a_k = \frac1{2\pi} \int_0^{2\pi} \frac{\pi-x}2 e^{-ikx} \ \mathrm dx$$ Then by the Fourier-inversion thm. $$\frac{\pi-x}2 = \sum_{k\in\mathbb Z} a_k e^{ikx}$$ At all points of continuity of $x$, i.e. for all $x\in (0,2\pi)$. Finally note that $\sin(kx) = \frac1{2i} (e^{ikx} - e^{-ikx})$ to bring this into the aforementioned form. What is left for you is to see that $$a_k = \frac{1}{2ik} \forall k > 0,\quad a_0 = 0$$

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Let $f$ be a $2\,L$ periodic function. The Fourier series of $f$ is defined as $$ F(t)=a_0+\sum_{k=1}^\infty\left\{ a_k\cos\left(\frac{k\,\pi}{L}t \right) + b_k\sin\left(\frac{k\,\pi}{L}t\right) \right\} $$ where the constants $a_0$, $a_k$, and $b_k$ are defined by the equations \begin{align*} a_0&=\frac{1}{2\,L}\int_{-L}^Lf(t)\,dt & a_k&=\frac{1}{L}\int_{-L}^Lf(t)\cos\left(\frac{k\,\pi}{L}t\right)\,dt & b_k&=\frac{1}{L}\int_{-L}^Lf(t)\sin\left(\frac{k\,\pi}{L}t\right)\,dt \end{align*} In our case we have the function $$ f(t)=\frac{\pi-t}{2} $$ defined on the interval $[0,2\,\pi]$. Here $L=\pi$.

Can you compute the coefficients $a_0$, $a_k$, and $b_k$?