Can you use only two instances of the digit 2, along with the mathematical operations below, to create an expression that evaluates to 2015?
Allowed operations:
arithmetic operations: addition (+), subtraction (−), multiplication (×), division (÷, or xy), exponentiation (like 22);
factorial (!), absolute value (|...|);
extraction of the root of any degree in a form a√b or the square root in a form √b;
trigonometric functions: sine, cosine, tangent, cotangent, secant, cosecant
inverse trigonometric functions: arcsine, arccosine, arctangent, arccotangent, arcsecant, arccosecant
natural logarithm (lnb), or logarithm with any base (logab)
Parentheses () are also allowed.
What is not allowed:
digits other than 2, or more than two instances of the digit 2
named constants such as π,e, etc...
defining and using your own functions
other variables
Example with three 2s:
A couple of years ago, I managed to solve the same kind of problem, with three 2s:
We can express any natural number A using three 2s and the above operations, like this: −log2log2√√...√2⏟Asquareroots
But I couldn't crack the problem using only two 2s...
Answer
This answer describes a method using trigonometric operations to obtain the square root of any rational number from 0. In this answer, Daniil Agashiyev notes that tanarcsincosarctancosarctan√n=√n+1.
Using this, we can write 2015 as:
(tanarcsincosarctancosarctan⏟2011 times2)2
or even with only one 2:
tanarcsincosarctancosarctan⏟20152−4 times2
Unlike the linked problem, we're allowed to use the secant and cosecant here, so we can use secarctan or \newcommand{\arccot}{\operatorname{arccot}}\csc\arccot for the same effect.
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