Miscellaneous
Last updated at August 17, 2026 by Teachoo
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Misc 1 Prove that: 2cos ๐/13 cos 9๐/13 + cos 3๐/13 + cos 5๐/13 = 0 Solving L.H.S 2cos ๐/13 cos 9๐/13 + cos 3๐/13 + cos 5๐/13 = ("cos " ๐๐๐ /๐๐ " + cos " ๐๐ /๐๐) + cos 3๐/13 + cos 5๐/13 We know that 2 cos x cos y = cos (x + y) + cos (x โ y) Putting x = 9๐/13 and y = ๐/13 2cos ๐๐ /๐๐ cos ๐ /๐๐ = cos (9๐/13 " + " ๐/13) + cos(9๐/13 " + " ๐/13) = cos (๐๐๐ /๐๐) + cos ((๐ ๐ )/๐๐) = ("cos " 10๐/13 " + cos " 3๐/13) + ("cos " 8๐/13 " + cos " 5๐/13) = ("2 cos " ((10๐/13 + 3๐/13)/2)" . cos " ((10๐/13 โ 3๐/13)/2)) + ("2cos " ((8๐/13 + 5๐/13)/2)" . cos " ((8๐/13 โ 5๐/13)/2)) = ("2 cos " ((๐๐๐ /๐๐)/๐)" . cos " ((๐๐ /๐๐)/๐)) + ("2 cos " (๐๐๐ /๐๐)/๐ " . cos " (๐๐ /๐๐)/๐) = ("2 cos " ๐/2 " . cos " 7๐/26) + ("2 cos " ๐/2 " . cos " 3๐/26) = 2 cos ๐ /๐ ("cos " 7๐/26 " + cos " 3๐/26) = 2 ร 0 ("cos " 7๐/26 " + cos " 3๐/26) = 0 = R.H.S. Hence L.H.S. = R.H.S. Hence proved