Prove that :cos36*cos42*cos60*cos78=1/16.....plz help me out
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Step-by-step explanation:
cos36*cos42*cos60*cos78 = 1/16
//first multiply and divide by 2
[1/2] cos36 * cos60 * [2cos42*cos78]
//Remember: 2cosAcosB = Cos(A+B) + Cos(A-B)
= (1/2)cos36* cos60*[Cos120°+Cos36°]
//cos36° = (√5 + 1)/4
= (1/2)[(√5+1)/4](1/2)[-1/2+(√5+1)/4]
= (√5+1)/16 * [-1/2+(√5+1)/4]
= (√5+1)/16 * (√5-1)/4
= 5-1/64
= 4/64 = 1/16
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