I am reading a proof, in which there is an inequality that I cannot prove.
Let $\{\phi_n\}$ be a sequence of reals. Let $N$ be an integer $\ge 2$.
Let $p(t)=\sum_{n=0}^N b_n \cos(nt+\phi_n)$.
Desired inequality: $b_n \le 4/\pi \| p\|_\infty$.
I don't even know where the $4/\pi$ comes from...
Also, some of the summands can positive and some of them can be negative. How can one use the $L^\infty$ bound to derive such an inequality?
Thanks for help.
Edit: Added the entire proof.
