3.Trigonometrical Ratios, Functions and Identities
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The value of $\sin \frac{\pi }{{14}}\sin \frac{{3\pi }}{{14}}\sin \frac{{5\pi }}{{14}}\sin \frac{{7\pi }}{{14}}\sin \frac{{9\pi }}{{14}}\sin \frac{{11\pi }}{{14}}\sin \frac{{13\pi }}{{14}}$ is equal to

A

$\frac{1}{8}$

B

$\frac{1}{{16}}$

C

$\frac{1}{{32}}$

D

$\frac{1}{{64}}$

(IIT-1991)

Solution

(d) $\sin \frac{\pi }{{14}}\sin \frac{{3\pi }}{{14}}\sin \frac{{5\pi }}{{14}}\sin \frac{{7\pi }}{{14}}\sin \frac{{9\pi }}{{14}}\sin \frac{{11\pi }}{{14}}\sin \frac{{13\pi }}{{14}}$

$ = \sin \frac{\pi }{{14}}\sin \frac{{3\pi }}{{14}}\sin \frac{{5\pi }}{{14}} \times 1$ 

$ \times \sin \left( {\pi – \frac{{5\pi }}{{14}}} \right)\sin \left( {\pi – \frac{{3\pi }}{{14}}} \right)\sin \left( {\pi – \frac{\pi }{{14}}} \right)$ 

$ = {\left[ {\sin \frac{\pi }{{14}}\sin \frac{{3\pi }}{{14}}\sin \frac{{5\pi }}{{14}}\sin \frac{{7\pi }}{{14}}} \right]^2} = \frac{1}{{64}}$.

Standard 11
Mathematics

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