Q66 / 160 · TS EAMCET 2023 (12 May Shift 2) · Mathematics

If $\cos \frac{\pi}{7} \cos \frac{2 \pi}{7} \cos \frac{4 \pi}{7}=\frac{\sin \frac{8 \pi}{7}}{8 \sin \frac{\pi}{7}}$ then, $\sin \frac{\pi}{14} \sin \frac{3 \pi}{14} \sin \frac{5 \pi}{14} \sin \frac{7 \pi}{14} \sin \frac{9 \pi}{14} \sin \frac{11 \pi}{14} \sin \frac{13 \pi}{14}=$

  • A
    $\frac{1}{16}$
  • B
    $\frac{1}{32}$
  • Correct answer
    C
    $\frac{1}{64}$
  • D
    $\frac{1}{128}$

Solution

$\begin{aligned} & \quad \sin \frac{\pi}{14} \cdot \sin \frac{3 \pi}{14} \cdot \sin \frac{5 \pi}{14} \cdot \sin \frac{7 \pi}{14} \cdot \sin \frac{9 \pi}{14} \cdot \sin \frac{11 \pi}{14} \cdot \sin \frac{13 \pi}{14} \\ & \because \quad \sin \frac{13 \pi}{14}=\sin \left(\pi-\frac{\pi}{14}\right)=\sin \frac{\pi}{14} \\ & \sin \frac{11 \pi}{14}=\sin \left(\pi-\frac{3 \pi}{14}\right)=\sin \frac{3 \pi}{14} \\ & \sin \frac{9 \pi}{14}=\sin \left(\pi-\frac{5 \pi}{14}\right)=\sin \frac{5 \pi}{14} \\ & =\left(\sin ^2 \frac{\pi}{14} \cdot \sin ^2 \frac{3 \pi}{14} \cdot \sin ^2 \frac{5 \pi}{14}\right)\end{aligned}$ $\begin{aligned} & =\cos ^2\left(\frac{\pi}{2}-\frac{5 \pi}{14}\right) \cdot \cos ^2\left(\frac{\pi}{2}-\frac{3 \pi}{14}\right) \cdot \cos ^2\left(\frac{\pi}{2}-\frac{\pi}{14}\right) \\ & =\cos ^2 \frac{\pi}{7} \cdot \cos ^2 \frac{2 \pi}{7} \cdot \cos ^2 \frac{4 \pi}{7} \\ & =\left(\frac{\sin \frac{8 \pi}{7}}{8 \sin \frac{\pi}{7}}\right)^2=\left(\frac{-\sin \frac{\pi}{7}}{8 \sin \frac{\pi}{7}}\right)^2=\frac{1}{64} .\end{aligned}$

Hence, the correct answer is option: 'C'.

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