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If cos π7, cos 3π7, cos4π7 are the roots of the equation 8x3-4x2-4x+1 = 0
then the What are the values of expressions sinπ14sin3π14sin5π14 and cosπ14cos3π14cos5π14????

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Lokesh Verma ·

surbhi.. is it cos 4pi/7? or 5 pi/7?

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Lokesh Verma ·

if sin α = t

then cos 2a = 1-2t2

Which is a root.. of the given cubic equation...

Hence 8(1-2t2)3-4(1-2t2)2-4(1-2t2)+1=0

This gives -64t6 + ..... + 1

Hence the product of all roots is -1/64

of which the roots are t and -t both...

Hence the given product of sin terms is 1/8

(Assuming the post I have given above... )

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Sonne ·

oh ...i also did t he same thing , but as soon as the sixth degree equation came , i got perturbed ,didnt realise that if t is root so will be -t :P

using similar logic and replacing x by 2y2-1

we get πcosθ as √78

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Surbhi Agrawal ·

i m extremely sorry... its 5pi!!!!

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