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Prove that cos π / 15 . cos 2 π / 15 . cos 3 π / 15 . cos 4 π / 15 . cos 5 π / 15 . cos 6 π / 15 . cos 7 π / 15 = 1/ 2^7

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LHS cos π15.cos2π15.cos3π15.cos4π15.cos5π15.cos6π15.cos7π15=cos π15.cos2π15.cos3π15.cos4π15.12.cos6π15.cosπ-8π15=-12cos π15.cos2π15.cos3π15.cos4π15.cos6π15.cos8π15 since cos π-x=- cos x=-12cos π15.cos2π15.cos4π15.cos8π15cos3π15.cos6π15=-12cos π15.cos 2π15.cos 22π15.cos 23π15cos3π15.cos 23π15=-12sin 24π1524 sin π15sin 223π1522 sin 3π15 since cos A cos 2A cos22A cos 23A.....cos 2n-1A= sin 2nA2n sin A=-12 sin 16π1516 sin π15sin 12π154 sin 3π15=-12sinπ+π1516 sin π15sin π-3π154 sin 3π15=-12- sin π1516 sin π15sin 3π154 sin 3π15=1128=127=RHSHence Proved.

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