If cos(pi/4)cos(pi/8)cos(pi/16)...cos(pi/(2^2006))=2^(-a)cos(pi/b) thsn find a and b?

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Jul 24, 2018

Contd...........

Explanation:

We have,

cos(pi/2^2)cos(pi/2^3)cos(pi/2^4)...cos(pi/2^2006)=2^-acos(pi/b).

Observe that, there are 2005 terms on the L.H.S. of this eqn.

Multiplying both sides by

{2sin(pi/2^2)}{2sin(pi/2^3)}...{2sin(pi/2^2006)}, we get,

{2cos(pi/4)sin(pi/4)}{2cos(pi/8)sin(pi/8)}...{2cos(pi/2^2006)sin(pi/2^2006)}

=(2^2005*2^-a)cos(pi/b)sin(pi/4)sin(pi/8)...sin(pi/2^2006).

:. sin(2*pi/4)sin(2*pi/8)...sin(2*pi/2^2006)=2^(2005-a)cos(pi/b)sin(pi/4)sin(pi/8)...sin(pi/2^2006), i.e.,

sin(pi/2)cancelsin(pi/4)...cancelsin(pi/2^2005)=2^(2005-a)cos(pi/b)cancelsin(pi/4)...cancelsin(pi/2^(2005))sin(pi/2^2006).

:. 1=2^(2005-a)cos(pi/b)sin(pi/2^2006).