Trigonometry & Inverse Trigonometry
Product of Cosines Using Chebyshev Formula
nta_pyq_2023_apr
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
3
1
4
2

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

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