(1 + Cos π/10) (1 + Cos 3π/10) (1 + Cos 7π/10) (1 + Cos 9π/10) = 1/16
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Arun
Last Activity: 6 Years ago
The first thing to do is to realize that cos(π/10) = -cos(9π/10),
and that cos(3π/10) = -cos(7π/10).
In general, cos(theta) = -cos(π - theta), which is why the above are true.
So our equation can be changed to:
(1 + cos(π/10))(1 - cos(π/10))(1 + cos(3π/10))(1 - cos(3π/10))
which is:
(1 - cos^2(π/10))(1 - cos^2(3π/10))
which is:
sin^2(π/10)sin^2(3π/10)
(1 - cos^2(theta) = sin^2(theta) for any theta... comes from the fact that cos^2(theta) + sin^2(theta) = 1)
setting this equal to 1/16, and taking the square root of both sides:
sin(π/10)sin(3π/10) = 1/4.
We could also include sin(π/10)sin(3π/10) = -1/4, but this is meaningless, because both arguments (π/10 and 3π/10) are in the 1st quadrant, so sine values will be positive.
Finding the exact values of sin(π/10) and sin(3π/10) are a little tricky... we need the multiple angle formula. If you want help with this, try googling sin(π/5) and sin(π/10) and clicking on the mathworld.wolfram.com links. They do a pretty good job of showing the proofs.
Anyways, the exact values turn out to be:
sin(π/10) = 1/4 (sqrt(5) - 1)
sin(3π/10) = 1/4 (sqrt(5) + 1)
multiplying them together gives us:
1/4 * 1/4 * (sqrt(5) - 1)(sqrt(5) + 1)
1/16 * (5 - 1) = 1/16 * 4 = 1/4.
Hope this helps.
and that cos(3π/10) = -cos(7π/10).
In general, cos(theta) = -cos(π - theta), which is why the above are true.
So our equation can be changed to:
(1 + cos(π/10))(1 - cos(π/10))(1 + cos(3π/10))(1 - cos(3π/10))
which is:
(1 - cos^2(π/10))(1 - cos^2(3π/10))
which is:
sin^2(π/10)sin^2(3π/10)
(1 - cos^2(theta) = sin^2(theta) for any theta... comes from the fact that cos^2(theta) + sin^2(theta) = 1)
setting this equal to 1/16, and taking the square root of both sides:
sin(π/10)sin(3π/10) = 1/4.
We could also include sin(π/10)sin(3π/10) = -1/4, but this is meaningless, because both arguments (π/10 and 3π/10) are in the 1st quadrant, so sine values will be positive.
Finding the exact values of sin(π/10) and sin(3π/10) are a little tricky... we need the multiple angle formula. If you want help with this, try googling sin(π/5) and sin(π/10) and clicking on the mathworld.wolfram.com links. They do a pretty good job of showing the proofs.
Anyways, the exact values turn out to be:
sin(π/10) = 1/4 (sqrt(5) - 1)
sin(3π/10) = 1/4 (sqrt(5) + 1)
multiplying them together gives us:
1/4 * 1/4 * (sqrt(5) - 1)(sqrt(5) + 1)
1/16 * (5 - 1) = 1/16 * 4 = 1/4.
Hope this helps.
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