Question
Write the value of $\cos\frac{\pi}{7}\cos\frac{2\pi}{7}\cos\frac{4\pi}{7}.$

Answer

$\cos\frac{\pi}{7}.\cos\frac{2\pi}{7}.\cos\frac{4\pi}{7}$
$=\frac{2.\sin\frac{pi}{7}.\cos\frac{\pi}{7}.\cos\frac{2\pi}{7}.\cos\frac{4\pi}{7}}{2\sin\frac{\pi}{7}}$ $\big[$Divide and multiply by $2\sin\frac{\pi}{7}\big]$
$=\frac{2.\sin\frac{2\pi}{7}.\cos\frac{\pi}{7}.\cos\frac{2\pi}{7}.\cos\frac{4\pi}{7}}{2.2\sin\frac{\pi}{7}}$
$=\frac{2\sin\frac{4\pi}{7}.\cos\frac{4\pi}{7}}{2.4\sin\frac{\pi}{7}}$
$=\frac{\sin\frac{8\pi}{7}}{8\sin\frac{\pi}{7}}$
$=\frac{\sin\big(\pi+\frac{\pi}{7}\big)}{8\sin\frac{\pi}{7}}$
$=\frac{-1}{8}$

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