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The value of 2cosπ13cos9π13+cos3π13+cos5π132 \cos \frac{\pi}{13} \cos \frac{9 \pi}{13}+\cos \frac{3 \pi}{13}+\cos \frac{5 \pi}{13} is

a

12\frac{1}{2}

b

0

c

12-\frac{1}{2}

d

18\frac{1}{8}

Answer : Option B
Explanation :

2cosπ13cos9π13+cos3π132 \cos \frac{\pi}{13} \cos \frac{9 \pi}{13}+\cos \frac{3 \pi}{13}

+cos5π13=cos(π13+9π13)+cos(π139π13)+\cos \frac{5 \pi}{13}=\cos \left(\frac{\pi}{13}+\frac{9 \pi}{13}\right)+\cos \left(\frac{\pi}{13}-\frac{9 \pi}{13}\right)

+cos3π13+cos5π13+\cos \frac{3 \pi}{13}+\cos \frac{5 \pi}{13}

2cosAcosB=cos(A+B)+cos(AB)\because 2 \cos A \cos B=\cos (A+B)+\cos (A-B)

=cos10π13+cos(8π13)+cos3π13+cos5π13=\cos \frac{10 \pi}{13}+\cos \left(-\frac{8 \pi}{13}\right)+\cos \frac{3 \pi}{13}+\cos \frac{5 \pi}{13}

=cos10π13+cos8π13+cos3π13+cos5π13=\cos \frac{10 \pi}{13}+\cos \frac{8 \pi}{13}+\cos \frac{3 \pi}{13}+\cos \frac{5 \pi}{13}

cos(θ)=cosθ\because \cos (-\theta)=\cos \theta

=cos(π3π13)+cos(π5π13)+cos3π13+cos5π13=\cos \left(\pi-\frac{3 \pi}{13}\right)+\cos \left(\pi-\frac{5 \pi}{13}\right)+\cos \frac{3 \pi}{13}+\cos \frac{5 \pi}{13}

=cos3π13cos5π13+cos3π13+cos5π13=-\cos \frac{3 \pi}{13}-\cos \frac{5 \pi}{13}+\cos \frac{3 \pi}{13}+\cos \frac{5 \pi}{13}

=0=0

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