Q.

If Anπ/nZ  prove that cosA cos2A cos4A cos8A=sin16A16sinA  hence deduce that

Cos2π15Cos4π15Cos8π15Cos16π15=116

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Detailed Solution

Let  C=CosA Cos2A Cos4A Cos8A

and S=SinA Sin2A Sin4A Sin8A

C×S=CosA SinA Cos2A Sin2A Cos4A Sin4A Cos8A Sin 8A

=12(2CosA SinA)12(2Cos2A Sin2A)12(Cos4A Sin4A)12(Cos8A Sin8A)

C×S=116Sin2ASin4ASin8ASin16A

C=116Sin2ASin4ASin8ASin16AS

C=116Sin2A Sin4A Sin8A Sin16ASinA Sin2A Sin4A Sin8A

C=Sin16A16SinA

CosACos2ACos4ACos8A=Sin16A16SinA

Put  A=2π15

Cos2π15Cos4π15Cos8π15Cos16π15=Sin162π1516Sin2π15

 

=Sin32π1516Sin2π15=Sin2π+2π1516Sin2π15=Sin2π1516Sin2π15=116

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