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If $\text{k}=\sin\Big(\frac{\pi}{18}\Big)\sin\Big(\frac{5\pi}{18}\Big)\sin\Big(\frac{7\pi}{18}\Big),$ then the numerical value of k is _______.
If $\text{k}=\sin\Big(\frac{\pi}{18}\Big)\sin\Big(\frac{5\pi}{18}\Big)\sin\Big(\frac{7\pi}{18}\Big),$ then the numerical value of k is _______.
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View full question & answer→If $\text{k}=\sin\Big(\frac{\pi}{18}\Big)\sin\Big(\frac{5\pi}{18}\Big)\sin\Big(\frac{7\pi}{18}\Big),$ then the numerical value of k is $\frac{1}{8}.$
Solution:
Given that ,$\text{k}=\sin\Big(\frac{\pi}{18}\Big)\sin\Big(\frac{5\pi}{18}\Big)\sin\Big(\frac{7\pi}{18}\Big)$
$\Rightarrow\text{k}=\sin10^\circ.\sin50^\circ.\sin70^\circ$
$\Rightarrow\text{k}=\sin10^\circ\sin(90^\circ-40^\circ)\sin(90^\circ-20^\circ)$
$\Rightarrow\text{k}=\sin10^\circ\cos40^\circ\cos20^\circ$
$\Rightarrow\text{k}=\sin10^\circ.\frac{1}{2}[2\cos40^\circ\cos20^\circ] $
$\Rightarrow\text{k}=\sin10^\circ.\frac{1}{2}[\cos(40^\circ+20^\circ)+\cos(40^\circ-20\circ)]$
$[2\cos\text{x}\cos\text{y}=\cos(\text{x}+\text{y})+\cos(\text{x}-\text{y})]$
$\Rightarrow\text{k}=\frac{1}{2}\sin10^\circ[\cos60^\circ+\cos20^\circ]$]
$\Rightarrow\text{k}=\frac{1}{2}\sin10^\circ\Big(\frac{1}{2}+\cos20^\circ\Big)$
$\Rightarrow\text{k}=\frac{1}{4}\sin10^\circ+\frac{1}{2}\sin10^\circ.\cos20^\circ$
$\Rightarrow\text{k}\frac{1}{4}\sin10^\circ+\frac{1}{4}(2\sin10^\circ\cos20^\circ)$
$\Rightarrow\text{k}=\frac{1}{4}\sin10^\circ+\frac{1}{4}[\sin(10^\circ+20^\circ)+\sin(10^\circ-20^\circ)]$
$[2\sin\text{x}\cos\text{y}=\sin(\text{x}+\text{y})+\sin(\text{x}-\text{y})]$
$\Rightarrow\text{k}=\frac{1}{4}\sin10^\circ+\frac{1}{4}[\sin30^\circ+\sin(-10^\circ)]$
$\Rightarrow\text{k}=\frac{1}{4}\sin10^\circ+\frac{1}{4}\sin30^\circ-\frac{1}{4}\sin10^\circ$
$\Rightarrow\text{k}=\frac{1}{4}\sin30^\circ=\frac{1}{4}\times\frac{1}{2}=\frac{1}{8}$
Hence ,the value of the filler is $\frac{1}{8}$.
Solution:
Given that ,$\text{k}=\sin\Big(\frac{\pi}{18}\Big)\sin\Big(\frac{5\pi}{18}\Big)\sin\Big(\frac{7\pi}{18}\Big)$
$\Rightarrow\text{k}=\sin10^\circ.\sin50^\circ.\sin70^\circ$
$\Rightarrow\text{k}=\sin10^\circ\sin(90^\circ-40^\circ)\sin(90^\circ-20^\circ)$
$\Rightarrow\text{k}=\sin10^\circ\cos40^\circ\cos20^\circ$
$\Rightarrow\text{k}=\sin10^\circ.\frac{1}{2}[2\cos40^\circ\cos20^\circ] $
$\Rightarrow\text{k}=\sin10^\circ.\frac{1}{2}[\cos(40^\circ+20^\circ)+\cos(40^\circ-20\circ)]$
$[2\cos\text{x}\cos\text{y}=\cos(\text{x}+\text{y})+\cos(\text{x}-\text{y})]$
$\Rightarrow\text{k}=\frac{1}{2}\sin10^\circ[\cos60^\circ+\cos20^\circ]$]
$\Rightarrow\text{k}=\frac{1}{2}\sin10^\circ\Big(\frac{1}{2}+\cos20^\circ\Big)$
$\Rightarrow\text{k}=\frac{1}{4}\sin10^\circ+\frac{1}{2}\sin10^\circ.\cos20^\circ$
$\Rightarrow\text{k}\frac{1}{4}\sin10^\circ+\frac{1}{4}(2\sin10^\circ\cos20^\circ)$
$\Rightarrow\text{k}=\frac{1}{4}\sin10^\circ+\frac{1}{4}[\sin(10^\circ+20^\circ)+\sin(10^\circ-20^\circ)]$
$[2\sin\text{x}\cos\text{y}=\sin(\text{x}+\text{y})+\sin(\text{x}-\text{y})]$
$\Rightarrow\text{k}=\frac{1}{4}\sin10^\circ+\frac{1}{4}[\sin30^\circ+\sin(-10^\circ)]$
$\Rightarrow\text{k}=\frac{1}{4}\sin10^\circ+\frac{1}{4}\sin30^\circ-\frac{1}{4}\sin10^\circ$
$\Rightarrow\text{k}=\frac{1}{4}\sin30^\circ=\frac{1}{4}\times\frac{1}{2}=\frac{1}{8}$
Hence ,the value of the filler is $\frac{1}{8}$.