MCQ 11 Mark
$\cos 40^{\circ}+\cos 80^{\circ}+\cos 160^{\circ}+\cos 240^{\circ}=$
- A$\frac{1}{2}$
- B$\frac{-1}{2}$
- C1
- D$0$
Answer
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Explanation: $\cos 40^{\circ}+\cos 80^{\circ}+\cos 160^{\circ}+\cos 240^{\circ}$
$\begin{array}{l}=2 \cos \left(\frac{40^{\circ}+80^{\circ}}{2}\right) \cos \left(\frac{40^{\circ}-80^{\circ}}{2}\right)+\cos 160^{\circ}+\cos \left(180^{\circ}+60^{\circ}\right)\left[\because \cos A +\cos B =2 \cos \left(\frac{A+B}{2}\right) \cos \left(\frac{A-B}{2}\right)\right] \\ =2 \cos 60^{\circ} \cos \left(-20^{\circ}\right)+\cos 160^{\circ}-\frac{1}{2} \\ =2 \times \frac{1}{2} \cos 20^{\circ}+\cos 160^{\circ}=\frac{1}{2} \\ =\cos \left(180^{\circ}-20^{\circ}\right)+\cos 20^{\circ}-\frac{1}{2} \\ =-\cos 20^{\circ}+\cos 20^{\circ}-\frac{1}{2} \\ =-\frac{1}{2}\end{array}$
Explanation: $\cos 40^{\circ}+\cos 80^{\circ}+\cos 160^{\circ}+\cos 240^{\circ}$
$\begin{array}{l}=2 \cos \left(\frac{40^{\circ}+80^{\circ}}{2}\right) \cos \left(\frac{40^{\circ}-80^{\circ}}{2}\right)+\cos 160^{\circ}+\cos \left(180^{\circ}+60^{\circ}\right)\left[\because \cos A +\cos B =2 \cos \left(\frac{A+B}{2}\right) \cos \left(\frac{A-B}{2}\right)\right] \\ =2 \cos 60^{\circ} \cos \left(-20^{\circ}\right)+\cos 160^{\circ}-\frac{1}{2} \\ =2 \times \frac{1}{2} \cos 20^{\circ}+\cos 160^{\circ}=\frac{1}{2} \\ =\cos \left(180^{\circ}-20^{\circ}\right)+\cos 20^{\circ}-\frac{1}{2} \\ =-\cos 20^{\circ}+\cos 20^{\circ}-\frac{1}{2} \\ =-\frac{1}{2}\end{array}$