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Trigonometry
Trigonometric Ratio and Identites
Medium

Question

If sin2(10)sin(20)sin(40)sin(50)sin(70)=α116sin(10){\sin ^2}(10^\circ )\sin (20^\circ )\sin (40^\circ )\sin (50^\circ )\sin (70^\circ ) = \alpha - {1 \over {16}}\sin (10^\circ ), then 16+α116 + {\alpha ^{ - 1}} is equal to __________.

Answer: 10

Solution

(sin10.sin50.sin70).(sin10.sin20.sin40)(\sin 10^\circ \,.\,\sin 50^\circ \,.\,\sin 70^\circ )\,.\,(\sin 10^\circ \,.\,\sin 20^\circ \,.\,\sin 40^\circ ) =(14sin30).[12sin10(cos20cos60)] = \left( {{1 \over 4}\sin 30^\circ } \right)\,.\,\left[ {{1 \over 2}\sin 10^\circ (\cos 20^\circ - \cos 60^\circ )} \right] =116[sin10(cos2012)] = {1 \over {16}}\left[ {\sin 10^\circ \left( {\cos 20^\circ - {1 \over 2}} \right)} \right] =132[2sin10.cos20sin10] = {1 \over {32}}[2\sin 10^\circ \,.\,\cos 20^\circ - \sin 10^\circ ] =132[sin30sin10sin10] = {1 \over {32}}[\sin 30^\circ - \sin 10^\circ - \sin 10^\circ ] =164164sin10= {1 \over {64}} - {1 \over {64}}\sin 10^\circ Clearly, α=164\alpha = {1 \over {64}} Hence 16+α1=8016 + {\alpha ^{ - 1}} = 80

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