Miscellaneous
Last updated at April 16, 2024 by Teachoo
Misc 1 Prove that: 2cos 𝜋/13 cos 9𝜋/13 + cos 3𝜋/13 + cos 5𝜋/13 = 0 Solving L.H.S 2cos 𝜋/13 cos 9𝜋/13 + cos 3𝜋/13 + cos 5𝜋/13 = ("cos " 𝟏𝟎𝝅/𝟏𝟑 " + cos " 𝟖𝝅/𝟏𝟑) + cos 3𝜋/13 + cos 5𝜋/13 We know that 2 cos x cos y = cos (x + y) + cos (x – y) Putting x = 9𝜋/13 and y = 𝜋/13 2cos 𝟗𝝅/𝟏𝟑 cos 𝝅/𝟏𝟑 = cos (9𝜋/13 " + " 𝜋/13) + cos(9𝜋/13 " + " 𝜋/13) = cos (𝟏𝟎𝝅/𝟏𝟑) + cos ((𝟖 𝝅)/𝟏𝟑) = ("cos " 10𝜋/13 " + cos " 3𝜋/13) + ("cos " 8𝜋/13 " + cos " 5𝜋/13) = ("2 cos " ((10𝜋/13 + 3𝜋/13)/2)" . cos " ((10𝜋/13 − 3𝜋/13)/2)) + ("2cos " ((8𝜋/13 + 5𝜋/13)/2)" . cos " ((8𝜋/13 − 5𝜋/13)/2)) = ("2 cos " ((𝟏𝟑𝝅/𝟏𝟑)/𝟐)" . cos " ((𝟕𝝅/𝟏𝟑)/𝟐)) + ("2 cos " (𝟏𝟑𝝅/𝟏𝟑)/𝟐 " . cos " (𝟑𝝅/𝟏𝟑)/𝟐) = ("2 cos " 𝜋/2 " . cos " 7𝜋/26) + ("2 cos " 𝜋/2 " . cos " 3𝜋/26) = 2 cos 𝝅/𝟐 ("cos " 7𝜋/26 " + cos " 3𝜋/26) = 2 × 0 ("cos " 7𝜋/26 " + cos " 3𝜋/26) = 0 = R.H.S. Hence L.H.S. = R.H.S. Hence proved