JEE Main 2024TrigonometryTrigonometric Ratio and IdentitesMediumQuestionIf sin2(10∘)sin(20∘)sin(40∘)sin(50∘)sin(70∘)=α−116sin(10∘){\sin ^2}(10^\circ )\sin (20^\circ )\sin (40^\circ )\sin (50^\circ )\sin (70^\circ ) = \alpha - {1 \over {16}}\sin (10^\circ )sin2(10∘)sin(20∘)sin(40∘)sin(50∘)sin(70∘)=α−161sin(10∘), then 16+α−116 + {\alpha ^{ - 1}}16+α−1 is equal to __________.Answer: 10Hide SolutionSolution(sin10∘ . sin50∘ . sin70∘) . (sin10∘ . sin20∘ . sin40∘)(\sin 10^\circ \,.\,\sin 50^\circ \,.\,\sin 70^\circ )\,.\,(\sin 10^\circ \,.\,\sin 20^\circ \,.\,\sin 40^\circ )(sin10∘.sin50∘.sin70∘).(sin10∘.sin20∘.sin40∘) =(14sin30∘) . [12sin10∘(cos20∘−cos60∘)] = \left( {{1 \over 4}\sin 30^\circ } \right)\,.\,\left[ {{1 \over 2}\sin 10^\circ (\cos 20^\circ - \cos 60^\circ )} \right]=(41sin30∘).[21sin10∘(cos20∘−cos60∘)] =116[sin10∘(cos20∘−12)] = {1 \over {16}}\left[ {\sin 10^\circ \left( {\cos 20^\circ - {1 \over 2}} \right)} \right]=161[sin10∘(cos20∘−21)] =132[2sin10∘ . cos20∘−sin10∘] = {1 \over {32}}[2\sin 10^\circ \,.\,\cos 20^\circ - \sin 10^\circ ]=321[2sin10∘.cos20∘−sin10∘] =132[sin30∘−sin10∘−sin10∘] = {1 \over {32}}[\sin 30^\circ - \sin 10^\circ - \sin 10^\circ ]=321[sin30∘−sin10∘−sin10∘] =164−164sin10∘= {1 \over {64}} - {1 \over {64}}\sin 10^\circ=641−641sin10∘ Clearly, α=164\alpha = {1 \over {64}}α=641 Hence 16+α−1=8016 + {\alpha ^{ - 1}} = 8016+α−1=80