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Question
Prove the following:
16 sin θ cos θ cos 2θ cos 4θ cos 8θ = sin 16θ
Sum
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Solution
L.H.S. = 16 sin θ cos θ cos 2θ cos 4θ cos 8θ
= 8(2sinθ cosθ) cos2θ cos 4θ cos 8θ
= 8sin 2θ cos 2θ cos 4θ cos 8θ
= 4(2sin 2θ cos 2θ) cos 4θ cos 8θ
= 4sin 4θ cos 4θ cos 8θ
= 2(2sin 4θ cos 4θ) cos 8θ
= 2sin 8θ cos 8θ
= sin 16θ
= R.H.S.
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Chapter 3: Trigonometry - 2 - Exercise 3.3 [Page 48]
