Sunday, October 9, 2011

2011/072) Prove that ( 1+ cos π/8)( 1+ cos 3π/8)( 1+ cos 5π/8)( 1+ cos 7π/8) =1/8?

(1 + cos π/8)(1 + cos 3π/8)(1 + cos 5π/8)(1 + cos 7π/8)
= (1 + cos π/8)(1 + cos 3π/8)(1 - cos 3π/8)(1 - cos π/8), since cos(π - t) = -cos t
= (1 - cos² π/8)(1 - cos² 3π/8)
= (1 - cos² π/8)(1 - sin² π/8), via cos(π/2 - t) = sin t
= (1 - cos² π/8)(1 - sin² π/8)
= sin ^2 π/8 cos ^2 π/8
= (1/4) (2 sin π/8 cos π/8)²
= (1/4) (sin 2π/8)², by double angle formula
= (1/4) (sin π/4)²
= (1/4) (1/√2)²
= (1/4)(1/2)
= 1/8.

7 comments:

Unknown said...

Show the IIt way to do that please

Unknown said...

How 1/4(2 sin π/8...........) came..??

kaliprasad said...

sin ^2 π/8 cos ^2 π/8
= 1/4( 4 sin ^2 π/8 cos ^2 π/8)
= 1/4( 2 sin π/8 cos π/8)^2

Unknown said...

Can you prove this sum
(1+ sinπ/8)(1+ sin5π/8)(1+ sin9π/8)(1+ sin13π/8)=1/8

Unknown said...

He multiplied and divided, (cos^2 π/8.sin^2 π/8) by 4 .

To get above result then he took root

Nipun Chawla said...

but he multiplied 2 above and divided by 4 How?

kaliprasad said...

No. I multiplied by 4 as 2 is inside square