Aditya Gupta
Last Activity: 6 Years ago
x=π/8
so, Z=(1+cosx)(1+cos3x)(1+cos5x)(1+cos7x)=(1+cosπ/8)(1+cos3π/8)(1 – cos3π/8)(1 – cosπ/8) [using cosy= – cos(π-y)]
implies Z= (1 – cos^2(3π/8))(1 – cos^2(π/8))=sin^2(π/8)*sin^2(3π/8)=(1 – cos(π/4))(1 – cos(3π/4))/4 [using cos2t=1 – sin^2t)
so Z= (1 – cos(π/4))(1 + cos(π/4))/4=sin^2(π/4)/4= 1/8