Trigonometry & Inverse Trigonometry
Product of Cosines Using Chebyshev Formula
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Grade 11
Question:
$96\cos\dfrac{\pi}{33}\cos\dfrac{2\pi}{33}\cos\dfrac{4\pi}{33}\cos\dfrac{8\pi}{33}\cos\dfrac{16\pi}{33}$ is equal to
Step-by-Step Solution
Key Concept: Use the identity $\prod_{k=0}^{n-1}\cos(2^k A)=\frac{\sin(2^nA)}{2^n\sin A}$ with $A=\frac{\pi}{33}$, $n=5$.
$96\cdot\frac{1}{32}=3$.
Correct Answer: 1