Q. If $\alpha - 22{^\circ}30',then\ \left( 1 + \cos\alpha \right)\left( 1 + \cos{3\alpha} \right) \times (1 + \cos{5\alpha})(1 + \cos{7\alpha})$ equals

A) $\frac{1}{8}$
B) $\frac{1}{4}$
C) $\frac{1 + \sqrt{2}}{2\sqrt{2}}$
D) $\frac{\sqrt{2} - 1}{\sqrt{2} + 1}$
Explanation

(a)
We know that, $\sin{22\frac{1{^\circ}}{2} = \frac{1}{2}\sqrt{2 - \sqrt{2}}}$
and $\cos{22\frac{1{^\circ}}{2} = \frac{1}{2}\sqrt{2 + \sqrt{2}}}$
Since$,\ \alpha = 22{^\circ}30^{'} = 22\frac{1{^\circ}}{2}$
$\therefore\ \left( 1 + \cos{22\frac{1{^\circ}}{2}} \right)\left( 1 + \cos{67\frac{1{^\circ}}{2}} \right) \times \left( 1 + \cos{112\frac{1{^\circ}}{2}} \right)\left( 1 + \cos{157\frac{1{^\circ}}{2}} \right)$
$= \left( 1 + \frac{1}{2}\sqrt{2 + \sqrt{2}} \right)\left( 1 + \frac{1}{2}\sqrt{2 - \sqrt{2}} \right) \times \left( 1 - \frac{1}{2}\sqrt{2 - \sqrt{2}} \right)\left( 1 - \frac{1}{2}\sqrt{2 + \sqrt{2}} \right)$
$= \left\lbrack 1 - \frac{1}{4}(2 + \sqrt{2)} \right\rbrack\left\lbrack 1 - \frac{1}{4}(2 - \sqrt{2)} \right\rbrack$
$= \frac{\left( 2 - \sqrt{2} \right)(2 + \sqrt{2})}{16}$
$= \frac{4 - 2}{16} = \frac{1}{8}$

Dr. Abubacker
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Ph.D. in Physics with 19+ years of teaching experience.